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Aragonite from
Penguin Beach, Penguin, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Beach
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Penguin Beach, Penguin, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418322
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418322:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘLillico, Devonport district, Devonport City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘDon Hill, Devonport district, Devonport City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘWest Ridgley Quarry, Ridgley, Burnie city, Tasmania, Australia
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘChambers Bay, Table Cape, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘBell Mount, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘHEC tunnel, Wilmot, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘMeunna Road, Flowerdale River, Preolenna, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘGuilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘKubla Khan Cave, Mole Creek, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Sutherland, F.L.; Bottrill, R.S. (2004) Zeolites of western Tasmania. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 10 (2). 59-72
 
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