| Locality type: | Complex |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mud Tank Zircon Field, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 989963 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:989963:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 91ca0b12-164b-4c14-a658-cb474e3256fe |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘMud Tank Vermiculite Mine, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 14.1km (8.8 miles) | ⓘUrals No. 1 Prospect, Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘCiccone's Shaft, Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘCentralian No.2 (Open Cut; Southern Cross Mine), Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 15.2km (9.5 miles) | ⓘOphir Prospect, Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘJohannsen's Shaft (Southern Ophir Prospect), Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 15.6km (9.7 miles) | ⓘJohnnies Reward Prospect (Johnny's), Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘPinnacle No.2 Prospect, Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 15.9km (9.9 miles) | ⓘCentralian No. 9 Prospect (The Centralian Centre No.5 Prospect), Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
| 17.3km (10.8 miles) | ⓘPolly Boy Prospect (Polly Boy Mine), Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
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 | | Book (edition) | | A GUIDE TO FOSSICKING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY...FOSSICKING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY This book was prepared by the staff of the Northern Territory Geological...particular acknowledge ment is made of the detailed field information provided by staff members Dick Thompson...updated by Dick Thompson. Darwin 1986 NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY MINISTER:...0965 8 © Northern Territory Government Published by the Government Printing Office of the Northern Territory |  | | Journal (issue) | | S. Rasmussen Zircon crystals from the Mud Tank Carbonatite, Northern Territory, Australia .................. 747 COVER: AQUAMARINE with microcline and quartz (nicknamed the “King of Kashmir”), 80 cm, from...Montgomery was introduced to Edwin Over, another field collector, by Harvard mineralogist Charles Palache...mineral specimens; sometimes they worked in the field together, but much of the time Over worked alone...conducting research, publishing numerous bulletins, field guides, and memoirs, all while building the college’s |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pty Ltd PO Box 537, Torrensville Plaza, South Australia 5031 i\\l MINELAB Visit our website www.mlnelab...murderous 13 WHAT'S IN A NAME Some facts about zircon and garnet 16 MIKE & PAM & JOYCE & ME Capturing...Dates for your diary 26 A NEVER-ENDING SEARCH FOR QUARTZ If you think age is a barrier to gem and mineral...FOR GEM & MINERALS IN THE NEVER NEVER The Northern Territory is a treasure trove of gems Managing Editor...45unda'f, Ma'( t'fth 1-001- at 'Pa\mer, 45outh Australia. 6.arrett Meta\ Detet.tors and Other 'Priz.es |  | | Journal (issue) | | sizeable nuggets 26 THE PRECIOUS VARIETIES OF QUARTZ Ivan Mumme helps to simplify the most abundant...far away - especially when it becomes saturated Mud can move as a complete unit, ever so slowly, pushing...kilometres per hour, carried 111ne Mackoy· coaching in Australia is essentially the passengers seated, a driver...stayed Ill were chMged approximately eveIy 15km. Australia The business of Cobb & Co. had The coaching services...fnend and his daughter found fromier areas or Australia huge network of communication across the vast |  | | Journal (issue) | | the submission of articles on all aspects of the field. Please see the Suggestions for Authors in this...3. When john Sinlianlias faceted this 7,000-ct quartz egg in 1963, it was one of the largest of its kind...McClure. gemstones, but all of them relate to the central theme of gem materials. In the course of collecting...being reissued with slightly different titles: Field Collecting Gemstones and Minerals and Sinkanlzas's...pieces are the 4,000- and 7,000-ct (figure3)faceted quartz eggs in the Smithsonian Institution collection |  | | Book (edition) | | Spinel Topaz Tourmaline The Garnets Feldspar Group Zircon Peridot 69 92 117 150 167 171 175 185 195 238...20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Spodumene Quartz Opal Turquoise Lapis Lazuli Jade – Geology and...to note that these include contributors from Australia, Canada, Germany, Thailand, Vietnam, the UK and...of glass closely resembling opal in appearance. Quartz, which for many years has been manufactured in...crystals for industrial purposes, has now entered the field of synthetic coloured stones not only in shades |
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