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Glenorchy city, Tasmania, Australiai
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Glenorchy cityCity
TasmaniaState
AustraliaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Glenorchy10,062 (2015)
Claremont7,504 (2015)
West Moonah5,216 (2015)
Moonah5,084 (2015)
Berriedale2,690 (2015)
Granton2,420 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
286556
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286556:3
GUID (UUID V4):
fb60416c-9268-4a36-922e-8139047dcc3d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
City of Glenorchy


A local government body and municipality, the northwestern part of the greater Hobart city. One of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Description: Occurs in brown nodules to a few cm diameter
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Occurs infilling Branchiopoda and other fossils.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed296 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ferntree5268.8 - 265.1 Ma (Permian)
Berriedale8290.1 - 279.3 Ma (Permian)
Woody Island1295.5 - 290.1 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ptychomphalina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Ptychomphalina268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Productida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Ingelarellidae
family
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Vacunella curvata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Vacunellidae : Vacunella : Vacunella curvata268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Astartila intrepida
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Astartila : Astartila intrepida268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Stenopora ovata
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : Stenopora ovata290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Stenopora crinita
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : Stenopora crinita268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Merismopteria macroptera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pterioida : Merismopteria : Merismopteria macroptera268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Shulgapora magnafenestrata
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Septoporidae : Shulgapora : Shulgapora magnafenestrata290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Eurydesma hobartense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Chaenocardiidae : Eurydesma : Eurydesma hobartense295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Stenopora hirsuta
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : Stenopora hirsuta290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Stenodiscus moniliformis
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenodiscus : Stenodiscus moniliformis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Proteaceae : Euproteaciphyllum : Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Proteaceae : Euproteaciphyllum : Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
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