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Glauberite from
Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia


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Glauberite

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
02251380017272730043600.jpg
Glauberite

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
02251380017272730043600.jpg
Glauberite

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
04390880017272033066445.jpg
Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
07099480017272033078381.jpg
Glauberite, etc.

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Glauberite
Formula:Na2Ca(SO4)2
Habit:Good tabular crystals
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: R Bottrill
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsum11
Hydroglauberite10
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Glauberite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel, Wakefield Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:110247
Long-form Identifier:1:3:110247:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Uwe Kolitsch collection
R Bottrill XRD analysis
 
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