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Dolomite from
Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Dolomite, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
05590590017272036697708.jpg
Dolomite, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
01830720017272731445493.jpg
Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
05822670017272036687110.jpg
Dolomite

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
05590590017272036697708.jpg
Dolomite, etc.

Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Bay
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite13
Chabazite4
Analcime2
Thomsonite-Ca2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89490
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89490:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘLittle Bird Rock, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘFlinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘCape Schanck, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘKennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘSunderland Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘNichterlein's quarry, Lower Paper Mills Road, Fyansford, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘMerri Creek, City of Moreland, Victoria, Australia
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘDeer Park Quarry (Boral Deer Park Quarry), City of Melton, Victoria, Australia
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘEastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
90.5km (56.3 miles) ⓘMount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
References
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
 
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