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Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

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(Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia)

This is an abandoned basalt quarry in a valley flow, and it is situated about 3km south-west of Daylesford.





 Map Reference: 37°22'0"S , 144°7'48"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15; Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15]
    Site Photo
    Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Judy Rowe Collection]
    Site Photo
    Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Reference: [Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15; Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15]
    Site Photo
    Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  Gonnardite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15]
    Site Photo
    Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  'Phillipsite'
    Reference: [Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15; Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15; Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15]
    Site Photo
    Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15; Henry, D. A., in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol.1 No.2 , 13-15]
    Site Photo
    Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe


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