Wooltana Cave, Wooltana homestead area, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Wooltana Cave | Cave |
Wooltana homestead area | Area |
North Flinders Ranges | - not defined - |
Flinders Ranges | Mining Region |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 23' 10'' South , 139° 21' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
269720
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:269720:1
GUID (UUID V4):
523eb147-0423-4337-8a29-dec2fd48c4dc
Cave found in 1930's with guano deposits from ghost bats, located several kms north of the former Wooltana Homestead.
The cave was mined for phosphate fertiliser in the 1920s and 1930s.
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12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Biphosphammite Formula: NH4(H2PO4) |
ⓘ Brushite Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Dittmarite Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
ⓘ Görgeyite Formula: K2Ca5(SO4)6 · H2O |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Leonite Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Syngenite Formula: K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
ⓘ Whewellite Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
ⓘ Whitlockite Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Leonite | 7.CC.55 | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Görgeyite | 7.CD.30 | K2Ca5(SO4)6 · H2O |
ⓘ | Syngenite | 7.CD.35 | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Whitlockite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
ⓘ | Biphosphammite | 8.AD.15 | NH4(H2PO4) |
ⓘ | Dittmarite | 8.CH.20 | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
ⓘ | Brushite | 8.CJ.50 | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
ⓘ | Whewellite | 10.AB.45 | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Biphosphammite | NH4(H2PO4) |
H | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
H | ⓘ Görgeyite | K2Ca5(SO4)6 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
H | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Biphosphammite | NH4(H2PO4) |
N | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Biphosphammite | NH4(H2PO4) |
O | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Görgeyite | K2Ca5(SO4)6 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Biphosphammite | NH4(H2PO4) |
P | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
P | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Görgeyite | K2Ca5(SO4)6 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
S | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Görgeyite | K2Ca5(SO4)6 · H2O |
K | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
K | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Görgeyite | K2Ca5(SO4)6 · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Curnamona ProvinceGeologic Province
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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