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Viking, Avebury Nickel Deposits, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
Detailed Mineral List:
| Actinolite | ||
| Formula: | ☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| 'Andradite-Uvarovite Series' | ||
| Reference: | R Bottrill, unpub. data | |
| Apophyllite-(KF) | ||
| Formula: | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Axinite-(Fe) | ||
| Formula: | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Brucite |  | |
| Formula: | Mg(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | R Bottrill, unpub. data | |
| Photo: © R. Bottrill 2007. Brucite from Viking, Avebury Nickel Deposits, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Calcite | ||
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Chalcopyrite | ||
| Formula: | CuFeS2 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Chromite | ||
| Formula: | Fe(Cr,Al,Fe)2O4 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Clinochlore | ||
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Diopside |  | |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Photo: © Ralph Bottrill. Diopside from Viking, Avebury Nickel Deposits, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Dravite | ||
| Formula: | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Lizardite | ||
| Formula: | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Magnetite | ||
| Formula: | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Millerite | ||
| Formula: | NiS | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Orcelite | ||
| Formula: | Ni5-xAs2 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Pentlandite | ||
| Formula: | (Fe,Ni)9S8 | |
| Reference: | Bottrill, R.S. and Sorrell, S.P. (2007): Focus on Avebury, western Tasmania. The Australian and New Zealand Mineral Collector Magazine, Issue 2.; | |
| Phlogopite | ||
| Formula: | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Prehnite |  | |
| Formula: | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Photo: © A. Tuma. Prehnite from Viking, Avebury Nickel Deposits, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Tremolite | ||
| Formula: | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
| Valleriite | ||
| Formula: | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 | |
| Reference: | Ralph Bottrill collection | |
20 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.
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