Mingela Volcanic Province, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mingela Volcanic Province | Volcanic Province |
| Charters Towers Region | Region |
| Queensland | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 26' South , 146° 20' East
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Age:
44 to 41 Ma
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Includes 22 plugs and some dikes but no flows, which occupy 50 km long SE-trending belt (Stephenson 1989). The plugs are up to 400m in diameter and several are composite.
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| β Albite var. Anorthoclase Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8 Localities: Reference: Stephenson, P. J. (1989). Northern Queensland. Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand, 89-97. |
| β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Localities: Reference: Stephenson, P. J. (1989). Northern Queensland. Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand, 89-97. |
| β Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) Reference: Stephenson, P. J. (1989). Northern Queensland. Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand, 89-97. |
| β 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Localities: Reference: Stephenson, P. J. (1989). Northern Queensland. Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand, 89-97. |
| β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Localities: Reference: Stephenson, P. J. (1989). Northern Queensland. Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand, 89-97. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite var. Anorthoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| β | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | β Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| O | β Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Na | β Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | β Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | β Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| K | β Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Woolley A.R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe, p.254
Stephenson, P. J. (1989). Northern Queensland. Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand, 89-97.
Localities in this Region
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- Charters Towers Region
- Mingela Volcanic Province
- Charters Towers Region
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