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Chrysoprase from
Marlborough, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia


Classification
Species:'Chrysoprase' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz17 photos of Chrysoprase associated with Quartz at this locality.
Magnesite2 photos of Chrysoprase associated with Magnesite at this locality.
Willemseite1 photo of Chrysoprase associated with Willemseite at this locality.
Goethite1 photo of Chrysoprase associated with Goethite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysoprase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marlborough, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:110243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:110243:7
GUID (UUID V4):11a4a6c4-8916-47f7-9500-73e07c49ebe1
Localities for Chrysoprase in this Region
Candala Chrysoprase Mine (Cobra Southern), Marlborough, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Gumigil Chrysoprase Mine, Marlborough, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
wildfire throu,gh Queensland and the other States. "Telegraph"-Brisbane. Australia Many of the multitude...minerals. The variety of gemstone material in Queensland is tremendous, and the richness of some of the...Basin, most of which is in Queensland, were found. SAPPHIRES At Marlborough, north of Rockharnpton, we...we have the loveliest and most abundant chrysoprase in the world-a glorious apple-green variety of chalcedony...But you don't have to go as far 592 away as Marlborough and Anakie to find good stuff. The best turquoise
Book
revise) © 1976, 1985, 1992 Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited © 1992 Reader’s Digest (New Zealand)...& Geophysics. Published by Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Limited 26-32 Waterloo Street, Surry Hills...identification Prospecting for gold Gemstone areas of Australia The collector's gear Polishing and cutting Fossicking...for their attractiveness. They include agates, chrysoprase, jasper, prehnite and rhodonite. They are cut...minerals are widely distributed over the surface of Australia, but some areas, because of different geological
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in Antarctica! AUSTRALIA—A beautiful specimen of deep green, gem quality chrysoprase was received from...the office of the Queensland Jade Pty. Ltd. who produce chrysoprase from the Marlborough ROCKS AND MINERALS...MINERALS deposits. "Marlborough Creek, Rockhampton Distria, central Queensland, Australia." —on label. off
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
wildfire throu,gh Queensland and the other States. "Telegraph"-Brisbane. Australia Many of the multitude...minerals. The variety of gemstone material in Queensland is tremendous, and the richness of some of the...Basin, most of which is in Queensland, were found. SAPPHIRES At Marlborough, north of Rockharnpton, we...we have the loveliest and most abundant chrysoprase in the world-a glorious apple-green variety of chalcedony...But you don't have to go as far 592 away as Marlborough and Anakie to find good stuff. The best turquoise
Journal (issue)
Pty Ltd PO Box 537, Torrensville Plaza, South Australia 5031 i'8 MINELAB Visit our website www.minelab...OFFER Fabulous books about the Golden Age of Australia 's prospecting pioneers BOOK & VIDEO REVIEWS Add...detectors IN SEARCH OF THE GREEN STUFF Chrysoprase from Marlborough MORE SNAKES, CROCS & GOLD More of Jack...some copies will appear in! HUNTING FOR GEMS IN QUEENSLAND A wrap-up of w here to go and what you 'll find...personal alarm Proudly distributed throughout Australia by Macson Trading Company Pty Ltd Tel (03) 9489
Book
Miss G. Cook, The Australian Gemmologist and Queensland Mining Journal. Other kind folk helped us with...Printing Co Ltd, Tokyo. National Library of Australia Cataloguing in Publication data Perry, Nance Australian...colourbook series). ISBN 0 589 07012 6. I. Gems - Australia - Identification. I. Perry, Ron.joint author....wish to learn about the minerals and gems of Australia. PREFACE gemmologists, mineralogists in a specialised... It will travel throughout the backblocks of Australia and through the museums of our capital cities
Journal (issue)
it all REDISCOVERING CHRYSOPRASE Hunting the green stuff ,n Marlborough, Queensland BOOK OFFER Order now...ground, hopefuls flocked to it from all over Australia. Before the arrival of the SD technologY, no one...AUSTRALIAN GOLD GEM & TREASURE g TREASURE ENTERP OF AUSTRALIA Leading Specialists In Prospecting & Treasure...Credit cards accepted. TREASURE ENTERPRISES OF AUSTRALIA u It e n ' 30 Lenaworth street, Coope,. Plaln•...compressor. • Backed by 12 months warranty and Australia wide service outlets. Dometic Pty Ltd ABN 41
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Curator of Mineralogy, while on a field trip to Australia obtained a large collection of uranium minerals...Germany; a large mass of chrysoprase from Marlborough, Queensland, Australia; and a large epidote crystal...1964 were: a cabochon of chrysoprase from Marlborough, Queensland, Australia; and a number of carvings;...20 carats and 215.85 carats respectively, from Australia; two large matrices of tourmaline from Arrassuahy...Government Chemical Laboratories, Perth Western Australia; the 414 Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quartz is commonly referred to as chrysoprase. The color of chrysoprase varies from olive-green to pale...pale sea-green [3]. As far as we know, such chrysoprase has been described from Australian serpentinites...concludes in his review [3] that the color of chrysoprase is caused by “fine-grained nickel compounds in...hydrous Ni-silicates [3]. Recent studies of chrysoprase samples from Szklary (Poland) and Sarykul Boldy...Brooks, J. Marlborough Creek chrysoprase deposits, Rockhampton district, central Queensland. Gems Gemol
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Stuttgart, Dezember 2001 The origin of colour of chrysoprase from Szklary (Poland) and Sarykul Boldy (Kazakhstan)...Rietmeijer F. J. M. (2001): The origin of colour of chrysoprase from Szklary (Poland) and Sarykul Boldy (Kazakhstan)...61–76; Stuttgart. Abstract: Samples of chrysoprase from the chrysoprase “type” locality in Szklary, Poland...colour. The allochromatic “apple-green” colour of chrysoprase results from nanometer-size inclusions of aggregates...inclusions containing Fe3 + ions modify the chrysoprase green colour by adding yellowish hue. The bluish
Journal (issue)
.......................................... 6 Australia ................................................ USA/Belgium; Cody Opal, Australia ; Richard and Mary Lou Osmond, Australia; Able Lapidary, Hong Kong;...Lanka Jacqui Grande, USA DIRECTORS Andrew Cody, Australia Sergio Martins, Brazil Emmanuel Piat, France Constantin...USA; Terry Coldham, Sydney, Australia; Richard and Mary Lou Osmond, Australia; Zultanite Co., USA; Jean...CY CMY K 2006 MINING REPORT Opal S outh Australia: The Coober Peedy fields are fairly quiet at present
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
EPR and UV-Vis studies of Ni(II) speciation in chrysoprase ‚ Zbigniew Sojka, Stefan Witkowski, Witold Zabi...EPR and UV-Vis studies of Ni(II) speciation in chrysoprase. – N. Jb. Miner. Mh. 2004 (1): 011– 025; Stuttgart...10Dq = 8897cm –1 and B = 953 cm –1. Key words: chrysoprase, Ni-speciation, TPR, EPR, UV-Vis. Introduction...Introduction The nature of NiII in the chrysoprase, a fine-crystalline variety of silica (chalcedony), was discussed...authors. It is well known, that the formation of chrysoprase is usually ascribed to lateritic weathering of
Journal (issue)
Ruby-Sapphire Review Nanocut Plasma-Etched Diamonds Chrysoprase from Tanzania Demantoid from Italy THE QUARTERLY...& NEW TECHNIQUES ___________ pg. 267 271 Chrysoprase and Prase Opal from Haneti, Central Tanzania...and gemological characteristics of Tanzanian chrysoprase and green prase opal are revealed. 280 Demantoid...Lucerne, Switzerland A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia Michael S. Krzemnicki Basel, Switzerland James...quantities of low-grade material from deposits in Australia, Sri Lanka, and (in the 1990s) Mong Hsu, Myanmar
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
apple-green chrysoprase specimens: one from an unknown locality, one from Eucalyptus, West Australia, and one...one from Marlborough, Queensland, Australia (BM 1927,1718). All of these samples proved to contain a...of the diffraction patterns of the analysed chrysoprase samples and to allow clear distinction of the...beam-to-sample angle 88, 600 min count time: (a) chrysoprase (unknown locality); (b) silica sinter AU47240...Raman-active scattering bands in the 350 550 cm 1 region and Raman spectra of different textural portions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
white kitten) on a safari which took me all round Queensland 6000 miles hither and yon after stones. I found...to say that I got some of the precious chrysoprase at Marlborough, too. On another trip I went to N.S.W...refreshing to know Australia is producing and there are people like Mrs. McCartney, of Queensland, who are willing
Journal (issue)
new chrome chalcedony occurrence from Western Australia Margot J. Willing FGAA DipDT 1 and Susan M. Stocklmayer...new to Australia, has been identified from an occurrence in the Newman area of Western Australia (WA)....ago a prospector in the northwest of Western Australia (WA) noticed flaked chips of a green rock in an...the rock is chrome chalcedony, a new variety to Australia. Where fractured pieces are sufficiently thin...many localities within WA. Most valuable is Chrysoprase, a pale green chalcedony, with colour due to
Journal (issue)
mica Dyed Ethiopian opal Exceptional strand of chrysoprase 34 / SSEF showtime SSEF in Paris for lecture...pearling operations along the northern coast of Australia. During five days, Michael and Peter Bracher from...Paspaley family in the coastal waters of northern Australia. for their generous hospitality and support....FSM Federated States of Micronesia Pakin Australia Pohnpei Pingelap Ahnt Mwoakilloa Nukuoro ...Polynesian in farming pearl oysters and century in the region. It is reported that in the 1800s German divers
Catalog/List
About l/2ins size. (Wolfram Camp North Queensland,Australia) £12 063 CAVANSITE Ca (V 0 ) SiO Looks like...Chalcopyrite. (McAlpines Mine near Brungle NSW Australia) K ins £3 1 x J4 £6 254 DIABOLEITE Pb Cu Cl OH...grey white showing various colours. (Coober Pedy Australia) 5mm 80p 10 x 8mm £1.60 495 OPAL Common Opal,...mass, possible slight green tinge (Marlborough, Queensland Australia) 2x2ins £5 515 SAPPHIRE blue translucent...3mm slightly worn cleavage fragment, about 3mm.(Australia) Not a single crystal ! £2 376 TOPAZ Al/2 SiO
Journal (issue)
...•. ••• .•••••••.•••••••••• CieW, 'Ballam, Australia. ½" xlline. mass w. so111e Quartz • •..••••.....Wolframite. 3 x 2 x 1 ¼ •••.••••• • . I.SO Cs•D1111-. Queensland. Coarse~ xlline. mass 2 x 11/4 •• • • ••••••...Frank H . Waskey ............ 350 (HRYSOPRASE IN QUEENSLAND ................................... .......................................... 354 AGATE IN QUEENSLAND ....................................: .........e\'afwhere with fine specimens from the Arlwms .region. M.r. Pringle was continually iiterested in the
Journal (issue)
Associations: GeD1:lnological Association of Australia Canadian Ge:tn:tnological Association Rhodesian...Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia. O n their findings a new and convincing explanation...colour. R.K.M. BROOKS (J. H . ) . Marlborough Creek Chrysoprase deposits. Gems and Gemology, 1965, 11...article on the occurrence of the Chrysoprase found in Queensland, Australia. T h e geology of the area and...associated minerals are fully discussed. T h e Chrysoprase is found in vein form, and the veins have an
Book
Antimony-ores Antimony-ore has been Endeavour Inlet, Marlborough mined at Hindon, Otago Waiheke Island, Auckland...Mount Rochfort. near Westport Wairau Valley, Marlborough. ; ; ; ; Artesian Water : ; See Water...Lab. 17) ; Paterson's ; ; Chrysolite : Chrysoprase See Olivine. (var. of Quartz) Chrysotile (Fibrous...Blairlogie, near Masterton Waipatiki. near ; ; Marlborough Weber, and several other places in eastern Wellington...Pakawau (near Collingwood) in schist were worked Marlborough ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; prior to 1866 (Hector)
Book (edition)
Chapter 14 Gem Chrysocolla... 131 Chapter 15 Chrysoprase ... 135 Chapter 16 Carnelian ... 139 • I Chapter...Islands north of Tahiti, the opal mines of the Queensland outback, the 1nining districts of Brazil, Tanzania...Vietnam. The late Vince Evert was my guide to the Queensland outback. Thanks to Ron Ringsrud who guided me...envy and was thought to attract divine favor. Chrysoprase protected the thief from hanging. So universal...enter t he market. Newer discoveries in Russia, Australia, and, most recently, Canada, have kept supply
Journal (issue)
Associations I Geuunological Association of Australia Canadian Gen1Inologieal Association Rhodesian...E-ray has a strong absorption b a n d in the 5700Â region, thus it appears red through the filter, as do...T W O R T H (H. F.). Amethystfrom Onslow, W. Australia. Australian Gemmologist, 1956, 73, p. 7. Amethyst...been found in the Onslow district of Western Australia. In colour the smaller crystals are a rich purple...S.A. Horsfall, Robert Rodgers, Andamooka, S. Australia Houghton, Coralyn Diana, Bolton-Le-Sands, Nr.
Catalog/List
att_active blue vitreous colours. (CooberPedy Australia) coating on typical ironstone matrix 5mm80p 10...granular in quartz.(not rich) fragment, about Jmm.(Australia) (Lona, Sannidal Norway) Nota single crystal ...micros on half ins matrix (Lake Boga, Victoria Australia) u 490 STURHANITE Ca Fe Al Hn Borate orange...pure brownresinous mass. (WipermingaHill, Olary,Australia) lxl El.10 lx2 E2.20 2x2 E4.40 ALS: --- LOOK...fibrous mass with red matrix. (ReaphookHill, South Australia) lxl El.60 lx2 E3.20 440 WARWICKITE MgTo Fe Al
Book
Canada 80 7 Occurrence: Rest of the world 81 Australia 81 India 84 Burma 84 Libya 84 8 Testing the quartz...mtorolite shows a chromium absorption spectrum), chrysoprase (apple green, translucent), cornelian (orange-red...impossible and unnecessary. Nomenclature 7 Chrysoprase is an apple-green translucent variety of chalcedony...spectrum in the 3200 cm- 1 to 3600cm- 1 (2778-3125 nm) region. Natural quartz crystals formed at higher temperatures...temperatures give a different spectrum in this region. Structural (OH) is housed by different mechanisms
 
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