Corporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Corporation quarries | Group of Quarries |
| Clifton Hill | Hill |
| Collingwood | - not defined - |
| City of Yarra | Municipality |
| Victoria | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 47' 27'' South , 145° 0' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | 4,907 (2016) | 1.1km |
| Clifton Hill | 5,790 (2015) | 1.1km |
| Fairfield | 5,946 (2015) | 1.7km |
| Collingwood | 5,500 (2017) | 1.9km |
| North Fitzroy | 11,473 (2015) | 2.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra-Eildon Lapidary Club Inc | Alexandra, Victoria | 2km |
| Essendon Lapidary Club Inc | Strathmore , Victoria | 10km |
| Diamond Valley Gem Club Inc | Greensborough, Victoria | 12km |
| Western Suburbs Lapidary Club of Victoria | SOUTH KINGSVILLE, Victoria | 13km |
| Nunawading & District Lapidary Club Inc | Nunawading, Victoria | 15km |
"Quarrying operations at Clifton Hill, alongside Merri Creek date back to 1846 and possibly earlier. Small quarry operations (of around half an acre) were made available for leasing to the public from 1846. Theses leases were subsequently resumed by the Melbourne City Council for suppling material for road and building construction. This area was approximately ten acres in size. Later approximately three and and a half acres of this property was granted to the Collingwood Council in 1884 for quarrying purposes. These two ajoining quarries have been referred to as "Corporation Quarries" and "Metropolitan Quarries"." (Birch, 1989)
Three basalt flows exposed in the quarry. The upper flow contains no mineralisation, the middle and low flows contain the mineralisation.
"The first discovery of zeolites at the Corporation Quarries was made by a field geologist with the Geological Survey of Victoria in 1879. Both chabazite (variety phacolite) and phillipsite were found in association with ferroan calcite in various forms and aragonite."
Remediation of the quarry was completed in 1983 and it is no longer visible.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Description: Analcime is present as perfect water-clear trapezohedrons, less than 0.5 mm in size, with crystals of large phillipsite and phacolite. |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Description: "Aragonite has been found generally in vesicular basalt above the zeolite zones. Mamillary calcite is a common associated carbonate. Spectacular aragonite sprays, white or yellow and measuring up to 60 mm across, have been collected. Hexagonal prisms, doubly terminated by pyramids and the faces of the prisms being horizontally striated occurred at Clifton Hill." |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Ferroan calcite is by far the most common type of calcite at the F19 cuttings. Normal calcite occurs as white to cream mammillary coatings lining cavities along with aragonite crystal sprays. |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3 Description: "Ferroan calcite is abundant and is intimately associated with the zeolites. The calcites are various shades of yellow, orange and brown, are translucent to opaque, and occur in a number of spectacular forms such as clubs which sometimes taper to fragile stems providing the point of attachment to the matrix; 'bow-ties'; hemispheres and nodules. The various structures are usually made up of tightly packed fibres which give a silky appearance to the specimen when held in a certain direction. Calcite also occurs as yellowish brown glassy prisms. Simple calcite rhombs are rare, although 'dog-tooth spar' is not uncommon." |
| ⓘ Chabazite-Na Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O Description: "Chabazite occurs as colourless, water-clear sparkling crystals, which usually rapidly dehydrate and become opaque and crazed upon exposure. Micro crystals are very much less affected. The crystals are always twinned, and simple chabazite rhombs, or forms dominated by the rhomb, have never been observed in Melbourne Basalt. The 'phacolite' form and complex clusters based on this unit, are exceedingly common and alternative forms are rare. The terminal plane is always domed and has a frosted or etched appearance."
Single phacolite type crystals occur up to 12 mm across and complex twin/clusters occur up to 20 mm across. |
| ⓘ Gonnardite Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O Description: "The gonnardite/natrolite intergrowth, considered mesolite prior to 1988, has been verified from all Melbourne localities, and occurs as small, opaque white hemispheres and tufts composed of radiating fibres and prismatic needles. The individual groups have diameters up to 6 mm, though typically are 1 to 3 mm. The groups show a variety of lustre-chalky, sub-vitreous or silky- and the prismatic needles appear quite glassy when viewed through the microscope. The clusters that have been studied are radially zoned, presenting a compact gonnargite-rich core and a soft fibrous natrolite-rich outer zone." |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Cited by Atkinson in 1894 |
| ⓘ Huntite Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4 Description: "White nodules of huntite from Clifton Hill quarries have been identified by X-ray diffraction of old specimens of 'hydrous dolomite'. "
The original report of this materials is as follows.
"Occasionally, large and small cavities, as well as horizontal planes and joints, contain a soft white substance, of a consistence varying, when freshly exposed, from a near milky state, to that of a soft putty, of which an analysis proved it to be a hydrous dolomite. These soft masses seem gradually to part with their water, and become converted into a variety of dolomite, sometimes soft and earthy, resembling chalk; and at other times extremely hard and semi-opaline in appearance." |
| ⓘ Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O Description: What was originally identified as mesolite has proven to be an intergrowth of Gonnardite/Natrolite. |
| ⓘ Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O Description: "The gonnardite/natrolite intergrowth, considered mesolite prior to 1988, has been verified from all Melbourne localities, and occurs as small, opaque white hemispheres and tufts composed of radiating fibres and prismatic needles. The individual groups have diameters up to 6 mm, though typically are 1 to 3 mm. The groups show a variety of lustre-chalky, sub-vitreous or silky- and the prismatic needles appear quite glassy when viewed through the microscope. The clusters that have been studied are radially zoned, presenting a compact gonnargite-rich core and a soft fibrous natrolite-rich outer zone." |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: Cited by Atkinson in 1894. |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: Cited by Atkinson in 1894. |
| ⓘ Phillipsite-Na Formula: (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O Description: "In common with chabazite, phillipsite is always found in complex twinned crystals, with smaller crystals generally showing the simple forms such as the fourling, the prismatic and cruciform eightling and clusters based on these. Varieties of the larger crystals include the 'double cross', clusters based on this twinned form, and exceedingly complex rosettes and hemispheres and blocky aggregates. In freshly opened cavities, crystals of phillipsite are colourless to water-clear, but the larger crystals, like those of chabazite, soon become translucent to opaque-white when allowed to dehydrate upon exposure." |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O Description: "Thomsonite often forms smooth, translucent, grey to pale brown hemispheres with a resinous lustre. The hemispheres are up to 3 mm in diameter and are composed of elongated plates which are exceedingly thin. Other forms include compact fibrous sheafs and tuffs which retain the grey translucent appearance of the globular form. The tips of these fibres sometimes appear as if they have been partly fused together." |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Iron-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Huntite | 5.AB.25 | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Gonnardite | 9.GA.05 | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Mesolite ? | 9.GA.05 | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Thomsonite-Ca | 9.GA.10 | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Phillipsite-Na | 9.GC.10 | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Chabazite-Na | 9.GD.10 | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| K | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| K | ⓘ Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Phillipsite-Na | (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Melbourne-Mathinna ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Victoria
- Selwyn ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Lachlan Fold BeltOrogenic Belt
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Corporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia