| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Aragonite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | "Aragonite has been found generally in the vesicular basalt above the zeolite zone. Spectacular aragonite sprays, white or yellow and measuring up to 40 mm across have been collected. Mamillary calcite is a common associated carbonate, and occasional small barite clusters may be present." |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | β3 photos of Aragonite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | β1 photo of Aragonite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Iron-bearing Calcite | β1 photo of Aragonite associated with Iron-bearing Calcite at this locality. |
| Siderite | β1 photo of Aragonite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aragonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Boral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 82547 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:82547:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f902c709-c6ed-4d91-b9f9-8fcc5ba7f8f3 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite |
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| 11.4km (7.1 miles) | βMerri Creek, City of Moreland, Victoria, Australia |
| 12.7km (7.9 miles) | βCorporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | βF-19 Freeway cutting, Fairfield, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
| 13.4km (8.3 miles) | βF-19 Freeway Cutting, Abbotsford, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
| 16.2km (10.1 miles) | βNiddrie Quarry, Niddrie, City of Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia |
| 16.8km (10.4 miles) | βRichmond Corporation Quarry, Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | βBurnley Tunnel, Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
| 33.1km (20.6 miles) | βSunbury, City of Hume, Victoria, Australia |
| 42.2km (26.2 miles) | βJackson's Creek, Panorama Drive, Gisborne, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| 42.9km (26.6 miles) | βPioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia |
| References |
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Boral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia