Huntite from
Corporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Huntite | |
| Formula: | CaMg3(CO3)4 | |
| Comments: | "White nodules of huntite from Clifton Hill quarries have been identified by X-ray diffraction of old specimens of 'hydrous dolomite'. " The original report of this materials is as follows. "Occasionally, large and small cavities, as well as horizontal planes and joints, contain a soft white substance, of a consistence varying, when freshly exposed, from a near milky state, to that of a soft putty, of which an analysis proved it to be a hydrous dolomite. These soft masses seem gradually to part with their water, and become converted into a variety of dolomite, sometimes soft and earthy, resembling chalk; and at other times extremely hard and semi-opaline in appearance." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Huntite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Corporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 89424 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:89424:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Huntite | ||
| 24.9km (15.5 miles) | ⓘDeer Park Quarry (Boral Deer Park Quarry), City of Melton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 52.8km (32.8 miles) | ⓘRosslynne Reservoir, Gisborne, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia | |
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