Daws Diggings, Parndana, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Daws Diggings | Diggings |
| Parndana | - not defined - |
| Kangaroo Island | Island |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 49' 17'' South , 137° 15' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
233281
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233281:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a647b11c-4b2e-4fe7-af2d-1b53b5b18822
A historical alluvial gold and gemstone deposit, on the Eleanor River south of Parndana. Holes in recent alluvium intersected Tertiary sediments, the probable secondary source for the gems and gold. The primary source for the gems may be metamorphosed Cambrian rocks or pegmatites, but is uncertain.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| β Elbaite ? Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Description: Brown (1908) mentioned tourmaline from this deposit, but no indication of the type, and no pegmatites are known in the area. |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst ? Formula: SiO2 Description: The description by HYL Brown (1908) mentioned "oriental amethyst" (a variety of corundum); it is uncertain if true amethyst occurs here. |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Topaz ? Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Description: The description by HYL Brown (1908) mentioned "oriental topaz" (a variety of corundum); it is uncertain if true topaz occurs here. |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | Quartz var. Amethyst ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Topaz ? | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Elbaite ? | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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