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Minyulite from
Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia


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Minyulite, etc.

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
02581740017271925132523.jpg
Minyulite, etc.

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
06616980017271925278159.jpg
Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
02581740017271925132523.jpg
Minyulite, etc.

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
06616980017271925278159.jpg
Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Minyulite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Minyulite
Formula:KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aldermanite33
Fluellite8
Wavellite4
Limonite4
Crandallite1
Kapundaite1
Phosphosiderite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Minyulite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (53 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7771:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Minyulite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSt Johns Quarry, St Johns, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘPenrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMoculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘFairview Quarry, Robertstown, South Australia, Australia
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘMcLaren Vale Quarries (Olivers Phosphate Quarry), McLaren Vale, City of Onkaparinga, South Australia, Australia
References
Pilkington, E. S., Segnit, E. R., Watts, J. A. (1982) Peisleyite, a new sodium aluminium sulphate phosphate. Mineralogical Magazine, 46 (341) 449-452 doi:10.1180/minmag.1982.046.341.07
Frost, R.L., S.J. Mills, and K.L. Erickson, (2004), Thermal decomposition of peisleyite: a thermogravimetry and hot stage Raman spectroscopic study. Thermochimica Acta, 419(1-2): p. 109-114.
 
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