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Clinopyroxene Subgroup from
Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia


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Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Chromium-bearing Diopside

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
09962000017362467006511.jpg
Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
03979140017362558613724.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
03520020017362467027738.jpg
Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
08654940017271978306641.jpg
Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
07144850017272038578752.jpg
Aegirine-augite, etc.

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
00574130017362558623550.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside

Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinopyroxene Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:93345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:93345:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinopyroxene Subgroup
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘDreeite, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
 
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