Eastern Belle Mica Mine (Eastern Bell), Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges), Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 13' 34'' South , 135° 7' 19'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
295063
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295063:4
GUID (UUID V4):
661e92fd-61aa-4467-af59-8656599c8071
The mine is in a saddle behind a small hillock. Garnets are found on the dumps. Also what is described as a green brittle mineral suggested as aegirine or epidote, abundant at the contact between the pegmatite, and Irindina Gneiss country rock.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Aegirine ? Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 Description: Thompson (1986) only mentions that a brittle green mineral is found whcih is possibly aegerine. |
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β Epidote ? Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: Thompson (1986) only suggests that a brittle green mineral is possibly either aegerine or epidote. |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β 'Mica Group' |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Epidote ? | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Aegirine ? | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Arunta OrogenOrogen
- Irindina ProvinceGeologic Province
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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