Tunnel Marsh, Bronte Park, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tunnel Marsh | - not defined - |
| Bronte Park | Park |
| Central Highlands municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 42° 14' 23'' South , 146° 32' 30'' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -42.23972,146.54167 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: r22pwwkru | ||||||||||||||||||
| KΓΆppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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Holocene gravels containing Agate, Jasper and Petrified Wood.
Regions containing this locality
| Australian Plate (Australia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
| Delamerian Orogen, Australia | Orogen |
| Thylacine Province, Tasmania, Australia | Geologic Province |
| Tasmania Basin, Tasmania, Australia | Basin |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Petrified Wood' |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var: Agate |
| β Quartz var: Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var: Jasper |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var: Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var: Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var: Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Petrified Wood' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| β | 'Petrified Wood' | - | |
| β | Quartz var: Agate | - | SiO2 |
| β | var: Chalcedony | - | SiO2 |
| β | var: Jasper | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz (var: Chalcedony) | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz (var: Chalcedony) | SiO2 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Jurassic 145 - 201.3 Ma ID: 3186286 | Mesozoic intrusive rocks Age: Jurassic (145 - 201.3 Ma) Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Jurassic 145 - 201.3 Ma ID: 693992 | Tasmanian Dolerite Age: Jurassic (145 - 201.3 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Tasmanian Dolerite Description: Dolerite and related rocks Comments: igneous mafic intrusive; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Igneous mafic intrusive Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
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