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Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
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Gypsum

Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Selenite

Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Selenite

Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Gypsum

Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Selenite

Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Selenite

Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Gypsum

Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Selenite

Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 2' 14'' South , 137° 35' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-33.03722,137.59083
GeoHash:
G#: r41u4cy84
GRN:
S23E82
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Whyalla19,645 (2013)2.5km
Port Germein466 (2012)38.3km
Port Pirie city centre260 (2019)41.9km
Port Pirie13,206 (2013)43.3km
Solomontown1,239 (2017)43.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Flinders Geology, Gem and Mineral ClubPort Pirie, South Australia42km
Mindat Locality ID:
155519
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:155519:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5e5d22e0-f9aa-459b-b9f2-50c094adb265


Whyalla is about 50km from Iron Knob.

Note: most pale greenish and bright orange gypsum attributed to Whyalla (or Iron Knob) is from the Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia.


Note: The co-ordinates given are for Hummocky Hill, on the eastern side of the Whyalla township. This is the end point for the railway from the Middleback ranges iron mines (Iron knob, Iron Monarch etc.) and the original name of the township.

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22 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
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β“˜ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
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β“˜ Halite
Formula: NaCl
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula: Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
β“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ 'Xenotime'
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Gypsum
var. Selenite		7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) Β· nH2O
β“˜Thorite
var. Uranothorite		9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
β“˜9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Pumpellyite-(Mg)9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Xenotime'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Hβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Alβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caβ“˜ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Caβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

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