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'Selwynite' occurrence, Mount Ida, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australiai
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'Selwynite' occurrenceOccurrence
Mount IdaMountain
HeathcoteTown
City of Greater Bendigo- not defined -
VictoriaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 52' 48'' South , 144° 41' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Longlea494 (2015)25.5km
Kennington5,830 (2018)36.8km
Epsom1,405 (2015)38.1km
White Hills2,626 (2015)38.4km
Quarry Hill2,222 (2015)38.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Bendigo Gem Club IncBendigo, Victoria39km
Bendigo Prospectors’ Club IncBendigo, Victoria39km
Victorian Facetor's GroupBendigo, Victoria39km
Mindat Locality ID:
221356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221356:2
GUID (UUID V4):
2b2caeee-020b-4e4e-8a36-464cb0e2efad


Rehabilitated copper prospect in sheared and altered Cambrian volcanics. A compact green rock found here was originally thought to be a new mineral species and given the name Selwynite (of Ulrich). It was eventually found that this material was rather a very fine grained rock, composed mainly of chromian muscovite (fuchsite) and diaspore. Corundum is known to occur with the fuchsite as massive aggregates and nodules. Copper carbonates can also be found as earthy films and micro crystals in joint planes.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Habit: Massive, nodular
Colour: Purple
Description: Occasionally found as green-purple corundum-fuchsite rock around the propsect area. Samples are distinctly denser than the main metabasaltic country rock, which can be difficult to visually distinguish in the field due to dirt and lichen overgrowth and the subtlety of the purple colouration.
β“˜ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
β“˜ 'Epidote Supergroup'
Formula: (A1A2)(M1M2M3)O4[Si2O7][SiO4]O10
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜ 'Selwynite (of Ulrich)'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
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 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite
var. Fuchsite
9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Epidote Supergroup'-(A1A2)(M1M2M3)O4[Si2O7][SiO4]O10
β“˜'Selwynite (of Ulrich)'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote Supergroup(A1A2)(M1M2M3)O4[Si2O7][SiO4]O10
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote Supergroup(A1A2)(M1M2M3)O4[Si2O7][SiO4]O10
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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