Cordierite gneiss outcrop, Brookton, Brookton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cordierite gneiss outcrop | Outcrop |
| Brookton | - not defined - |
| Brookton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 22' 22'' South , 116° 55' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brookton | 690 (2012) | 8.2km |
| Pingelly | 992 (2012) | 23.2km |
| Beverley | 2,092 (2014) | 29.4km |
| Aldersyde | 148 (2013) | 33.8km |
| East Beverley | 256 (2018) | 38.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
203794
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:203794:6
GUID (UUID V4):
a48ad641-eaba-47ab-b9a9-ec4078b45d58
Brookton is located 138 km ESE of Perth.
In May 1977, G. Blackburn of Otter Exploration NL sent a specimen to the Western Australian Government Chemical Laboratories from an outcrop in the north-west section of land location 3323, near Brookton. This contained sampleite with quartz and iron oxides in cordierite gneiss of Archaean age. The copper was derived from sulphides and phosphate possibly from biological activity or from the use of superphosphate on the surrounding wheat paddocks. The reference was made as a minor comment about sampleite found in Western Australia, in an article about another location.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| ⓘ Sampleite Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sampleite | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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