Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Dandaragan Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
Place | Population |
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Jurien Bay | 1,342 (2012) |
Cervantes | 505 (2012) |
Dandaragan | 412 (2013) |
Mindat Locality ID:
217012
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217012:4
GUID (UUID V4):
830b2a11-4355-4e2b-ad2c-3d17eda3a8a3
The Shire of Dandaragan is 200 kilometres north of Perth and covers 6716 square kilometres. It covers the coastline from just north of Leeman to just north of Lancelin, the western boundary is about 20 kilometres east of the Dandaragan town, and the southern boundary is at Regans Ford on the Moore River.
It has a population of 3185 (2011). The largest town in the shire is Jurien Bay. It also contains the small settlements of Leeman, Badgingarra and Dandaragan itself. Jurien Bay and Leeman, like all the small settlements along this coast, were once tin shanty towns inhabited by fishermen squatters. The hamlet of Wedge Island is the only one that remains.
The economy is based on fishing (mainly rock lobster or what we call crayfish), cereal growing/sheep, mineral sands mining and tourism.
Driving along the Brand Highway is unlikely to impress, however scooting through the region is a mistake, as it holds many interesting attractions for those who take the time to investigate. The Pinnacle Desert in the Nambung National Park is a 'forest' of up to 3 metre high limestone pillars set in windswept sand with views to the coast. There are a number of national parks in the shire protecting the northern heathlands, a flora diverse region, that comes alive with wildflowers in spring. The oldest living organisms in the world, stromatolites, can be found at Lake Thetis near Cervantes (as well as several other locations in Western Australia). The coastline is scenic with white beaches, small islands, and many reefs.
Mineral sands mining is a major industry in the region. There are also significant coal deposits but have never been mined, due to the rare flora above it. The Dandaragan Trough has the potential for potash mining. The coastal area is limestone with a number of shallow caves, the central area glauconitic greensand, with the remnants of the Darling Scarp further east marking the border with the Yilgarn Craton.
The shire has two specimen sites sometimes seen in collections. Bland powdery bat guano species from Moorba Cave, and minyulite from its name-sake type locality.
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β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Localities: |
β 'Apatite var. Collophane' |
β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Ardealite Formula: Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O |
β Brushite Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
β DufrΓ©nite Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O Localities: References: |
β 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Localities: |
β 'Leucoxene' |
β 'Limonite' |
β Minyulite (TL) Formula: KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O Localities: References: |
β Newberyite Formula: Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: References: |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: |
β Taranakite Formula: (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Localities: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Newberyite | 8.CE.10 | Mg(PO3OH) Β· 3H2O |
β | Taranakite | 8.CH.25 | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) Β· 9H2O |
β | Ardealite | 8.CJ.50 | Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) Β· 4H2O |
β | Brushite | 8.CJ.50 | Ca(PO3OH) Β· 2H2O |
β | Minyulite (TL) | 8.DH.05 | KAl2(PO4)2F Β· 4H2O |
β | DufrΓ©nite | 8.DK.15 | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 Β· 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
β | 'Leucoxene' | - | |
β | 'Apatite var. Collophane' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | '' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Ardealite | Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O |
H | β Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
H | β DufrΓ©nite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
H | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
H | β Newberyite | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | β Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Ardealite | Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O |
O | β Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
O | β DufrΓ©nite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
O | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
O | β Newberyite | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Mg | β Newberyite | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Al | β Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
Al | β Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Ardealite | Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O |
P | β Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
P | β DufrΓ©nite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
P | β Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
P | β Newberyite | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
P | β Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Ardealite | Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
K | β Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
K | β Taranakite | (K,NH4)Al3(PO4)3(OH) · 9H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Ardealite | Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O |
Ca | β Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
Ca | β DufrΓ©nite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β DufrΓ©nite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Fe | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Fossils
There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
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Youngest Fossil Listed | 1.81 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||||||||||||||
Oldest Fossil Listed | 183 Ma (Early Jurassic) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australia