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Cranbourne, City of Casey, Victoria, Australiai
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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
Description: As crystal clusters closely associated with taenite (Buchwald, 1975)
Reference: Cohen, E. W. (1897): Meteoric iron from Beaconsfield, Australia. Sitz.-ber. Akad. Berlin, 1035-1050 (in German). ; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
Reference: Cohen, E. W. (1897): Meteoric iron from Beaconsfield, Australia. Sitz.-ber. Akad. Berlin, 1035-1050 (in German). ; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Graphite var: Cliftonite
Formula: C
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: Cohen, E. W. (1897): Meteoric iron from Beaconsfield, Australia. Sitz.-ber. Akad. Berlin, 1035-1050 (in German). ; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Iron var: Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Cohen, E. W. (1897): Meteoric iron from Beaconsfield, Australia. Sitz.-ber. Akad. Berlin, 1035-1050 (in German). ; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Iron var: Martensite
Formula: Fe
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (FexNiy)Σ9S8
Description: As ubiquitous terrestrial corrosion veins in troilite
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ 'Plessite'
Reference: Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: As scattered hieroglyphic and skeleton monocrystalline crystals, as grain boundary precipitates, as inclusions in cohenite, and as ubiquitous rhabdites (Buchwald, 1975).
Reference: Cohen, E. W. (1897): Meteoric iron from Beaconsfield, Australia. Sitz.-ber. Akad. Berlin, 1035-1050 (in German). ; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Cohen, E. W. (1897): Meteoric iron from Beaconsfield, Australia. Sitz.-ber. Akad. Berlin, 1035-1050 (in German). ; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: As irregularly distributed nodules. One lenticular nodule measured 5 x 3 x 2 cm (Buchwald, 1975).
Reference: Cohen, E. W. (1897): Meteoric iron from Beaconsfield, Australia. Sitz.-ber. Akad. Berlin, 1035-1050 (in German). ; Buchwald, V. F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press. 1418 pages.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘvar: Cliftonite1.CB.05aC
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar: Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘvar: Martensite1.AE.05Fe
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(FexNiy)Σ9S8
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
ⓘCohenite1.1.16.1Fe3C
ⓘIron
var: Kamacite		1.1.11.1(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.1.21.2(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘTaenite1.1.11.2(Fe,Ni)
Semi-metals and non-metals
ⓘGraphite1.3.6.2C
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 9:8
ⓘPentlandite2.7.1.1(FexNiy)Σ9S8
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
ⓘTroilite2.8.9.1FeS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4
ⓘDaubréelite2.10.1.11Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
ⓘGraphite
var: Cliftonite		-C
ⓘIron-Fe
ⓘvar: Martensite-Fe
ⓘ'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ Graphite (var: Cliftonite)C
OOxygen
Oⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(FexNiy)Σ9S8
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ Iron (var: Kamacite)(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Pentlandite(FexNiy)Σ9S8
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Feⓘ Iron (var: Martensite)Fe
Feⓘ IronFe
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron (var: Kamacite)(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Pentlandite(FexNiy)Σ9S8

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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Cenozoic
0 - 66 Ma



ID: 3186353
Cenozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Cenozoic (0 - 66 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary 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]

Quaternary
0 - 2.588 Ma



ID: 785324
colluvium 38491

Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma)

Description: Colluvium and/or residual deposits, sheetwash, talus, scree; boulder, gravel, sand; may include minor alluvial or sand plain deposits, local calcrete and reworked laterite

Comments: regolith; synthesis of multiple published descriptions

Lithology: Regolith

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]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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