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Thomsonite-Ca from
Sunderland Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia


Classification
Species:Thomsonite-Ca
Formula:NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chabazite2
Natrolite1
Analcime1
Lévyne-Na1
Erionite Subgroup1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thomsonite-Ca data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunderland Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89576
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89576:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Thomsonite-Ca
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘKennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘPoint Sambell, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘWest Head, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘFlinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘLittle Bird Rock, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘCairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Jindivick, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘCorporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
93.9km (58.3 miles) ⓘBoral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘBlue Rock Dam (Blue Rock quarry), Willow Grove, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia
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