Mookaite
A rock subtype
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About Mookaite
Colour:
Varicoloured white, cream, brown, grey, yellow, orange-red, purple-red, yellow, mauve
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
6 - 7
Name:
Named after Mooka Station on which it was found.
The term 'Mookaite' is an unofficial, locally coined name for a silicified porcelanite which forms in the weathering profile of a geological formation known as Windalia Radiolarite (WR), a Lower Cretaceous sedimentary unit that outcrops over much of the Carnarvon Basin in Western Australia.
Mookaite is variously, and incorrectly, described as chert, opalite, chalcedony or combinations of the three.
See also pink opal.
From a strictly geological perspective however, Mookaite is best defined as a silicified type of Radiolarite whose silification is opaline to chalcedonic.
[A.McLaren, www.eskimo.com/~knapper/mookaite.htm]
In Featherston et.al. Mookaite is described as being "dominantly massive ultrafine silica".
Mookaite is variously, and incorrectly, described as chert, opalite, chalcedony or combinations of the three.
See also pink opal.
From a strictly geological perspective however, Mookaite is best defined as a silicified type of Radiolarite whose silification is opaline to chalcedonic.
[A.McLaren, www.eskimo.com/~knapper/mookaite.htm]
In Featherston et.al. Mookaite is described as being "dominantly massive ultrafine silica".
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
27597
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:27597:4
Similar Names
| Makite | ||
| Micaite | A rock classification type | |
| Muckite | A variety of 'Retinite' | |
| Mückeite | A valid IMA mineral species | NiCu(Bi,Sb)S3 |
Classification of Mookaite
Pronunciation of Mookaite
Pronunciation:
| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Mookaite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent, Opaque
Comment:
Vitreous with patches of matte appearance
Colour:
Varicoloured white, cream, brown, grey, yellow, orange-red, purple-red, yellow, mauve
Comment:
Colouring due to iron oxide/hydroxide granules
Hardness:
6 - 7 on Mohs scale
Synonyms of Mookaite
Internet Links for Mookaite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-27597.html
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References for Mookaite
Reference List:
Mooka Station, Carnarvon Shire, Western Australia, Australia