Gladstone district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gladstone district | Town |
| Dorset municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 57' 41'' South , 148° 0' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
147120
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:147120:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a97d7cac-501b-4a4e-9d35-9cc502192659
This area was a centre for a lot of relatively small scale tin and gold mining in the 1900βs but most workings are long abandoned. It is most notable for smoky quartz crystals, up to maybe a metre in size, but usually <15cm. The is a public fossicking area about 1km west of the town where people can collect quartz without a prospecting licence.
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| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Localities: |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Localities: References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Habit: Prismatic. Colour: Mostly smoky, some amethyst. |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Quartz var. Rutilated Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Localities: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| β | var. Rutilated Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz var. Rutilated Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Rutilated Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- Tasmania
- Dorset municipality
- Gladstone district
- Dorset municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Bass BasinBasin
- Durroon Sub-basinBasin
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Melbourne-Mathinna ZoneZone (Tectonic)
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Gladstone district, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia