Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

St John's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
St John's QuarryQuarry
KapundaTown
North Mt Lofty RangesMountain Range
Mt Lofty RangesMountain Range
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearch
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 22' 9'' South , 138° 57' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kapunda2,740 (2012)5.5km
Greenock687 (2012)10.3km
Stockwell530 (2014)11.0km
Nuriootpa5,031 (2012)11.4km
Truro549 (2014)15.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Barossa Gem & Mineral Club Inc.Nuriootpa, South Australia11km
Mindat Locality ID:
160
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3e679319-e9ab-48d8-93ab-9f8388585d84
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
St Johns Phosphate Quarry; Hansberrys


A phosphate mine located 7 km SE of Kapunda.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


36 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aldermanite
Formula: [Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
β“˜ Aurorite
Formula: Mn2+Mn4+3O7 · 3H2O
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Childrenite
Formula: Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ Cyrilovite
Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Delvauxite ?
Formula: CaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
β“˜ Eosphorite
Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Ernstite ?
Formula: (Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Description: Ernstite is a variety or alteration of eosphorite. Oxidized childrenite with ferric greater than ferrous iron is not yet named. It is possible that the original specimen identified approx. 30 years ago was ERNSTITE and other specimens have since been identified as childrenite. It is difficult to back up the original identification as the person from C.S.I.R.O who did the work has since passed away and the where abouts of the original specimen is unknown
β“˜ Fluellite
Formula: Al2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Meurigite-Na
Formula: NaFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
References:
β“˜ Minyulite
Formula: KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ NatrodufrΓ©nite
Formula: NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Perhamite
Formula: Ca3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Tinsleyite ?
Formula: KAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
References:
β“˜ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O

Gallery:

Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2Oβ“˜ Eosphorite
(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2Oβ“˜ Ernstite ?
KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2Oβ“˜ Minyulite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Aurorite4.FL.20Mn2+Mn4+3O7 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 Β· 75H2O
β“˜Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Ernstite ?8.DD.20(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Eosphorite8.DD.20Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Childrenite8.DD.20Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Fluellite8.DE.10Al2(PO4)F2(OH) Β· 7H2O
β“˜Minyulite8.DH.05KAl2(PO4)2F Β· 4H2O
β“˜Tinsleyite ?8.DH.10KAl2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Leucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Meurigite-Na8.DJ.20NaFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 Β· 6.5H2O
β“˜NatrodufrΓ©nite8.DK.15NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Cyrilovite8.DL.10NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Delvauxite ?8.DM.35CaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 Β· 4-6H2O not confirmed
β“˜Aldermanite8.DM.35[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] Β· H2O
β“˜Perhamite8.DO.20Ca3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
Hβ“˜ AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Hβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Hβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ NatrodufrΓ©niteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Meurigite-NaNaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
Oβ“˜ AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Oβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ NatrodufrΓ©niteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Meurigite-NaNaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
Fβ“˜ FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Fβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
Naβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ NatrodufrΓ©niteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Meurigite-NaNaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Alβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Alβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Alβ“˜ Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Alβ“˜ FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
Alβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O
Pβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Pβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Pβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Pβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Pβ“˜ Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Pβ“˜ FluelliteAl2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ NatrodufrΓ©niteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Pβ“˜ Meurigite-NaNaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Kβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caβ“˜ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mnβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mnβ“˜ Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Feβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Feβ“˜ CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Feβ“˜ Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ NatrodufrΓ©niteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Feβ“˜ Meurigite-NaNaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
 
Mineral and/or Locality  
Mindat Discussions Facebook Logo Instagram Logo Discord Logo
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are Β© OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 26, 2024 08:31:33 Page updated: March 23, 2024 17:01:33
Go to top of page