Tolosa St Quarry, Glenorchy city, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tolosa St Quarry | Quarry |
| Glenorchy city | City |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 51' 24'' South , 147° 15' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| West Moonah | 5,216 (2015) | 2.5km |
| Glenorchy | 10,062 (2015) | 3.2km |
| Moonah | 5,084 (2015) | 4.2km |
| Berriedale | 2,690 (2015) | 4.5km |
| New Town | 5,870 (2015) | 4.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Lapidary Club of Tasmania Inc. | Hobart, Tasmania | 7km |
| Mineralogical Society of Tasmania | ROSNY PARK, Tasmania | 10km |
An operating quarry in richly fossiliferous Permian limey mudstones, containing some large brown apatite nodules, and calcite-replaced brachiopods.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Description: Occurs in brown nodules to a few cm diameter Reference: R Bottrill 2014 unpub MRT Report |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Occurs infilling Branchiopoda and other fossils. Reference: R Bottrill 2014 unpub MRT Report |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
References
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Tasmania BasinBasin
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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