Amethyst castle, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Amethyst castle | - not defined - |
Selwyn District | Mining District |
Cloncurry Shire | Shire |
Queensland | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 37' 21'' South , 140° 27' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
125612
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:125612:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b625fffa-4bab-4927-9708-d35db113c4b3
Amethyst locality. Some quartz also shows a violet-greenish zonation.
A small hill, next to a castle-like mesa, has produced a lot of gemmy amethyst crystals, mostly iron stained.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Queensland
- Mount Isa OrogenOrogen
- Marimo-Staveley DomainDomain
- Mount Isa OrogenOrogen
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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