| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Huntite |
| Formula: | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Comments: | "White nodules of huntite from Clifton Hill quarries have been identified by X-ray diffraction of old specimens of 'hydrous dolomite'. "
The original report of this materials is as follows.
"Occasionally, large and small cavities, as well as horizontal planes and joints, contain a soft white substance, of a consistence varying, when freshly exposed, from a near milky state, to that of a soft putty, of which an analysis proved it to be a hydrous dolomite. These soft masses seem gradually to part with their water, and become converted into a variety of dolomite, sometimes soft and earthy, resembling chalk; and at other times extremely hard and semi-opaline in appearance." |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Huntite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Corporation quarries, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 89424 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:89424:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 64581099-54fe-4b3c-9ec2-f2a58fa83948 |
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| 24.9km (15.5 miles) | ⓘDeer Park Quarry (Boral Deer Park Quarry), City of Melton, Victoria, Australia |
| 52.8km (32.8 miles) | ⓘRosslynne Reservoir, Gisborne, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia |
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