Glen Ross, Mount Vernon Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Glen Ross | Outcrop |
| Mount Vernon Station | Station (farming) |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 10' 45'' South , 118° 3' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
408439
Long-form identifier:
1:2:408439:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0ab9b52e-52c4-4af3-8131-ff3e08b77916
The location of this specimen is described as being at Glen Ross near Mount Vernon. Glen Ross is a location marked on the 1:250,000 topographic map sheet of the area. It is 4.4 kilometres southeast of Mount Vernon.
The Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum contains a specimen (SC S2575) from this location. Minerals identified in this specimen include copiapite, and pickeringite.
The specimen is described as pickeringite occurring as a network of veins in carbonaceous shale. The copiapite is associated with these pickeringite veins in shales.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Copiapite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum. |
| ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
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