Dollie pit, Wedge Plains Road, Dollie Creek, Trowutta, Arthur River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Dollie pit | Pit |
Wedge Plains Road | Road |
Dollie Creek | Creek |
Trowutta | - not defined - |
Arthur River district | District |
Circular Head municipality | Municipality |
Tasmania | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 2' 16'' South , 145° 13' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Trowutta | 124 (2014) | 11.5km |
Edith Creek | 210 (2018) | 13.0km |
Forest | 685 (2014) | 20.1km |
Smithton | 4,202 (2014) | 22.8km |
Christmas Hills | 484 (2014) | 22.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
251600
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251600:7
GUID (UUID V4):
13367a59-25d2-4f27-b247-b0eb806dcfb2
Large forestry quarry opened in Precambrian siltstones and slates, once worked for building stone. There are pyritic zones and lenses with pyrite cubes to 5 mm set into the slate, also button-like concretions to 30 mm with one side being round with the top crystallized.
The quarry was completely rehabilitated around 2011, all faces have been covered with loose rock and soil and trees planted. Some minor specimens can still be found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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