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Reid Rocks, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Reid RocksGroup of Islets
Bass StraitStrait
TasmaniaState
AustraliaCountry

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Type:
Group of Islets
Mindat Locality ID:
107259
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107259:7
GUID (UUID V4):
08c7acc2-bfbc-416b-9c4b-ae6f108f6216


Located in Western Bass Strait south of King Island.
The rocks are not individually named.

These rocks are the only breeding grounds for Australian Fur Seals.

Collecting is prohibited due to the Rocks being declared a nature reserve in 1978.

Composed of Basalts.



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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
β“˜ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
β“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Monohydrocalcite
Formula: CaCO3 · H2O
β“˜ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Struvite
Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Monohydrocalcite5.CB.20CaCO3 Β· H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Hydroxylapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
β“˜8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
β“˜Struvite8.CH.40(NH4)Mg(PO4) Β· 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜var. Titanium-bearing Augite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
β“˜Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hβ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Hβ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Cβ“˜ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Oβ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Siβ“˜ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Pβ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Pβ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Caβ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Caβ“˜ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6

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References

Everard, J.L., Calver, C.R., Pemberton, J., Taheri, J., Dixon, G., Quilty P.G. (1997) Geology of the islands of southwestern Bass Straight. Tasmanian Geological Survey Record 1997/03: A contribution to the National Geoscience Mapping Accord.
www.crocoite.com (2003) http://www.crocoite.com/locationbulletins/part1/zeolites.pdf
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