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Thomsonite-Ca from
Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Thomsonite-Ca

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
09908890017701136761983.jpg
Thomsonite-Ca

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
09563320017272036906433.jpg
Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Thomsonite-Ca

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Thomsonite-Ca
Formula:NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite13
Analcime2
Dolomite2
Calcite2
Gmelinite Subgroup1
Hematite1
Chabazite1
Gmelinite-Na1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thomsonite-Ca data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:72003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:72003:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Thomsonite-Ca in this Region
Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
Little Bird Rock, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
West Head, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Thomsonite-Ca
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLittle Bird Rock, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘCairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘWest Head, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘPoint Sambell, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘKennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘSunderland Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘCorporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘBoral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘOrgan Pipes National Park, City of Hume, Victoria, Australia
94.4km (58.6 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Jindivick, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia
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