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Aragonite from
Cape Schanck, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia


Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cape Schanck, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1077:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘCairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLittle Bird Rock, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘKennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘSunderland Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘNichterlein's quarry, Lower Paper Mills Road, Fyansford, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘBatesford Quarry, Batesford, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
70.1km (43.5 miles) ⓘPioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘBurnley Tunnel, Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘRichmond Corporation Quarry, Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘF-19 Freeway Cutting, Abbotsford, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
References
Birch, William D. (1988) Zeolites from Phillip Island and Flinders, Victoria [Australia]. The Mineralogical Record, 19 (6) 451-460pp.456-456
 
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