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Portland Harbour Trust Quarry, Cape Sir William Grant, Portland, Victoria, Australia

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Albite (Var: Andesine) : (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8], Ilmenite : Fe2+TiO3

Portland Harbour Trust Quarry, Cape Sir William Grant, Portland, Victoria, Australia

From the basalt quarry near Portland, angular whitish crystals of andesine with a few small black ilmenites. Field of view: 12mm.
 © Judy RowePhoto ID: 215836    View Count: 90

Apatite, Albite (Var: Andesine) : (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

Portland Harbour Trust Quarry, Cape Sir William Grant, Portland, Victoria, Australia

From the basalt quarry near Portland, slender rods of apatite among andesine crystals. The coating is probably a clay mineral. Specimen in the collection of Brian Davis. Field of view: 1mm.
 © Judy RowePhoto ID: 215683    View Count: 59

Augite : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6], Albite (Var: Andesine) : (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

Portland Harbour Trust Quarry, Cape Sir William Grant, Portland, Victoria, Australia

From the basalt quarry near Portland, a blackish crystal of augite with tabular greyish crystals of andesine. Specimens from this locality may often have some clay mineral coating. Field of view: 12mm.
 © Judy RowePhoto ID: 215684    View Count: 108

Calcite : CaCO3

Portland Harbour Trust Quarry, Cape Sir William Grant, Portland, Victoria, Australia

Doubly-terminated calcite crystals collected from a large cavity in the basalt of the quarry near Portland. Field of view: 2cm.
 © Judy RowePhoto ID: 217131    View Count: 64

Calcite : CaCO3

Portland Harbour Trust Quarry, Cape Sir William Grant, Portland, Victoria, Australia

Calcite crystals, some of them doubly terminated, from the basalt quarry near Portland. Field of view: 10mm.
 © Judy RowePhoto ID: 202740    View Count: 56

Chabazite-Na : (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O

Portland Harbour Trust Quarry, Cape Sir William Grant, Portland, Victoria, Australia

Phacolitic chabazite from the basalt quarry near Portland. The crystals have a frosted appearance. Field of view: 6mm.
 © Judy RowePhoto ID: 202873    View Count: 69
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