Chudleigh Park Peridot locality, Blackbraes National Park, Flinders Shire, Queensland, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chudleigh Park Peridot locality | Diggings |
| Blackbraes National Park | National Park |
| Flinders Shire | Shire |
| Queensland | State |
| Australia | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 39' 20'' South , 144° 6' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
127434
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127434:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0e0ab376-cbfe-4157-955d-ddfdb8441891
Located north of Hughendon near the Blackbraes National Park. Peridot diggings in Cainozoic basalt. Gemstones were discovered in the area in the 1920's however little is known of this early activity. Interest was revived by amateur fossickers in the 1970's and a small area was set aside for commercial mining in 1988. Public fossicking and camping was allowed by the land owners.
The diggings are located on the eastern slopes of a basaltic cone. Detrital gem peridot occurs in the hillslope deposits as sub-angular fragments with a brown surface patina and internal yellow-green to deep-green colour. Tumbling or grinding the surfaces of the grains allows the clarity and colour to be inspected. Euhedral crystals are present but rare.
Also present as detrital fragments/crystals are black spinel (pleonaste), rare sapphire, zircon and anorthoclase (moonstone).
When fossicking it is best to use hand tools, dry sieving and digging to a depth of about 40cm.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 References: |
| β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
| β 'Moonstone' References: |
| β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 References: |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Moonstone' | - | |
| β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Eromanga BasinBasin
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Queensland
- Chudleigh volcanic fieldVolcanic Field
- Etheridge ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
