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


Locality type:Beach
Classification
Species:Saponite
Formula:Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Saponite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Penguin Beach, Penguin, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418327
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418327:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Saponite
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘUlverstone Quarry, Ulverstone, Ulverstone district, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘChambers Bay, Table Cape, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘHellyer River Bridge, Guilford, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘCradle Mountain Link Road, Middlesex Plains, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard 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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