Snow Lake (Stenhouse Bay; T. Speed), Stenhouse Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Snow Lake (Stenhouse Bay; T. Speed) | Lake |
Stenhouse Bay | Bay |
Yorke Peninsula | Peninsula |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 14' 53'' South , 136° 57' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Marion Bay | 137 (2012) | 5.9km |
Corny Point | 156 (2015) | 37.7km |
Point Turton | 206 (2016) | 49.2km |
Warooka | 248 (2012) | 49.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
17048
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17048:1
GUID (UUID V4):
9f6cc2dc-32b7-4576-a00f-933345224a54
Snow Lake deposit consists of gypsum formed at surface on the lake, with maximum thickness to >2m. Resources (1976) ~2.8Mt @ 76.3%CaSO4 to 0.92m depth. Tenure held for salt for recorded production from 1933-47 of 127,400t.
Other names listed for this location, 'Ml 212; Ml 213; Ml 334; Ml 70; Ml133; Stenhouse Bay; T. Speed'.
Note: Note: This locality is within the bounds of Innes National Park, and all collecting is prohibited.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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