Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia, Australia

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(Londonderry Feldspar Quarry)

At Londonderry, south of Coolgardie, a large microcline feldspar pegmatite dyke...is a potential source of the lithium minerals lepidolite and petalite". (Geol. Austral. Ore Deposits, 1953, p. 76).
Located near Nepean, Bouchers, and Miriam. A feldspar quarry located 19 km S of Coolgardie (Bridge & Pryce 1974).

References:
Bridge, P. J. & Pryce, M. W. (1974): Clinobisvanite, monoclinic BiVO4, a new mineral from Yiennietharra, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine 39: 847-9.

Map Reference: 30°57'S , 121°9'E

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Mineral List:

Albite
Beryl
var: Vorobyevite
Bismite
Bismuth
Bismutite

Clinobisvanite
Columbite-(Fe)
Cookeite
Elbaite
Lepidolite
Microcline

Moraesite
Petalite
Pucherite
Quartz
Tantalite

17 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

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