Middalya diamond prospect, Middalya Station, Carnarvon Shire, Western Australia, Australia
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 24° 12' 5'' South , 114° 36' 12'' East |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -24.20165,114.60347 |
| GeoHash: | G#: qe9qrf5xn |
| Locality type: | Prospect |
| Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
1:250 000 Map sheet: Kennedy Range.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Reference: WAMEX Database 2000 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: WAMEX Database 2000 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: WAMEX Database 2000 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: WAMEX Database 2000 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite var: Picroilmenite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 Reference: WAMEX Database 2000 |
| ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: WAMEX Database 2000 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Diamond' | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Ilmenite' | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | var: Picroilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Diopside' | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.3.6.1 | C |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.3.5.1 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 51.4.3a.1 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
| Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 65.1.3a.1 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite var: Picroilmenite | - | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite (var: Picroilmenite) | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ilmenite (var: Picroilmenite) | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite (var: Picroilmenite) | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite (var: Picroilmenite) | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 694084 | colluvium 38491 Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Description: Colluvium and/or residual deposits, sheetwash, talus, scree; boulder, gravel, sand; may include minor alluvial or sand plain deposits, local calcrete and reworked laterite Comments: regolith; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Regolith Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
| Cretaceous 66 - 145 Ma ID: 3190138 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma) Comments: Carnarvon Basin Lithology: Conglomerate,siltstone,sandstone,shale Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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