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Valiant Sister Mine (Valiant Sister Mica Mine), Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges), Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
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Valiant Sister Mine (Valiant Sister Mica Mine)Mine
Harding SpringsGroup of Springs
Ambalindum Station- not defined -
Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges)Mountain Range
Central Desert RegionRegion
Northern TerritoryTerritory
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 13' 0'' South , 135° 7' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-23.21685,135.12813
GeoHash:
G#: r5b5fvt21
GRN:
S16E88
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
295062
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295062:7
GUID (UUID V4):
83b52563-6285-4c2c-b067-43b703853670


Small abandoned mica mine on the eastern side of Carrara Creek. The dumps contains highly fractured yellow beryl, and red garnets in quartz and feldspar. The contact zone between the pegmatite and country rock at the mine also contains abundant large clear red garnets. A perthitic microcline feldspar with an unusual green colour is locally referred to as Amazon stone. There is also small amounts of schorl.

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4 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Referred to as a Perthitic microcline with an unusual green colour.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Microcline
var. Amazonite		9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Mica Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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References

Thompson, D. (ed) (1986) A Guide to Fossicking in the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Geological Survey, Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy, 2nd ed., 73p.
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