Kiama, Camden Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Kiama | Town |
Camden Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 40' 22'' South , 150° 50' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
282760
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:282760:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b8be2fe5-4fae-4cf5-9d6b-7f8b6e03246c
A coastal town.
There are numerous nephelinitic and basanitic dikes and sills in the vicinity of the town (Harper 1915; Wass 1979; Duggan et al. 1989) some of which are particularly rich in mantle xenoliths.
Age: probably Tertiary
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β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β 'Apophyllite Group' Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: References: |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
β 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
β Quartz var. Agate |
β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
β 'Zeolite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
β | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | 'Zeolite Group' | 9.G0. | |
β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' | - | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O |
β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
H | β Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
H | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | β Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Al | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | β Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Ca | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Ca | β Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Eastern ProvinceGeologic Province
- New South Wales
- Sydney BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Kiama Blowhole, Kiama, Camden Co., New South Wales, Australia