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Woodallite from
Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
02872080017271929505157.jpg
Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
02872080017271929505157.jpg
Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
02709640017271929489404.jpg
Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
00487970017271929495905.jpg
Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
03649100017272025985759.jpg
Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
02872080017271929505157.jpg
Woodallite

Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Woodallite
Formula:Mg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Iowaite1
Lizardite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Woodallite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45231:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Woodallite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘWest Jordan deposit, Lake Way Station, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Grguric, B.A., Madsen, I.C., Pring, A. (2001) Woodallite, a new chromium analogue of iowaite from the Mount Keith nickel deposit, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 65 (3). 427-435 doi:10.1180/002646101300119501
Mills, S. J., Wilson, S. A., Dipple, G. M., Raudsepp, M. (2010) The decomposition of konyaite: importance in CO2 fixation in mine tailings. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (5) 903-917 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.5.903
Mills, S. J., Whitfield, P. S., Kampf, A. R., Wilson, S. A., Dipple, G. M., Raudsepp, M., Favreau, F. (2012) Contribution to the crystallography of hydrotalcites: the crystal structures of woodallite and takovite. Journal of GEOsciences, 57 (4) 273-279
 
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