Deer Park Quarry (Boral Deer Park Quarry), City of Melton, Victoria, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Deer Park Quarry (Boral Deer Park Quarry) | Quarry |
| City of Melton | Local Government Area |
| Victoria | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 46' 59'' South , 144° 43' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ravenhall | 911 (2015) | 3.3km |
| Deer Park | 16,204 (2018) | 4.4km |
| Derrimut | 5,992 (2015) | 4.4km |
| Truganina | 9,138 (2015) | 4.5km |
| Caroline Springs | 10,880 (2015) | 4.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Western Suburbs Lapidary Club of Victoria | SOUTH KINGSVILLE, Victoria | 13km |
| Essendon Lapidary Club Inc | Strathmore , Victoria | 18km |
| Alexandra-Eildon Lapidary Club Inc | Alexandra, Victoria | 23km |
| Geelong Gem & Mineral Club Inc | Geelong, Victoria | 30km |
| Diamond Valley Gem Club Inc | Greensborough, Victoria | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
220170
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220170:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ba201aa2-7f98-44bc-8b02-7a16ea732141
The basalt at Deer Park is a series of flows nearly 60m thick and are part of the "newer basalts" which poured out in the late Tertiary and Pleistocene times. The upper part of the flow at Deer Park (which is covered by 2.5 m of soil) is grey in colour and vesicular and can be described as an iddingsite basalt. The lower part of the flow is dark green basalt in which the olivine and glass have also been altered to a green clay mineral. Magnesite nodules have been found near the top of each flow. In between the flows the clay of the fossil soil has the appearance of being heated, and in the magnesite layer it frequently occurs as dried aggregates encased in a honeycomb of magnesite and dolomite. The carbonate honeycomb has resulted from the replacement of a weathered vesicular basalt by hot solutions.
Soft white huntite is frequently found coating the magnesite-clay honeycombs. In the weathered underlying basalt flow it also occurs in vesicles, the walls of which are lined with magnesite. Another main occurrence is in the form of white nodules several inches in diameter in the unconsolidated red clay of the fossil soil. It is also found as small nodules in narrow vertical clay seams in the upper grey and green basalt flow (Cole & Lancucki, 1975).
Note: Deer Park is in neighbouring City of Brimbank.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Description: At the Deer Park quarry dolomite has been recorded as being inter-grown with the magnesite nodules and honeycomb. |
| β Huntite Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4 Description: Soft white huntite is frequently found coating the magnesite-clay honeycombs. In the weathered underlying basalt flow it also occurs in vesicles, the walls of which are lined with magnesite. Another main occurrence is in the form of white nodules several inches in diameter in the unconsolidated red clay of the fossil soil. It is also found as small nodules in narrow vertical clay seams in the upper grey and green basalt flow. |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Description: Some of the vesicles of the grey basalt were found to contain micro bladed crystals having a bright metallic green or blue lustre, these have proven to be ilmenite. The ilmenite crystals are usually found in association with colourless tabular crystals of "plagioclase". |
| β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Description: Magnesite has been found in large white "cauliflower" type masses up to 30cm across as well as linings of cavities.
The magnesite is inter-grown with minor dolomite. |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: At the Deer Park quarry "plagioclase" has been found as micro colourless tabular crystals associated with micro ilmenite crystals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Huntite | 5.AB.25 | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Melbourne-Mathinna ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Victoria
- Selwyn ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Deer Park Quarry, City of Melton, Victoria, Australia