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Wave Hill Station, Kalkarindji (Wave Hill), Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Wave Hill StationStation (farming)
Kalkarindji (Wave Hill)Town
Victoria-Daly RegionRegion
Northern TerritoryTerritory
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 23' 12'' South , 131° 6' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
126
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Wave Hill is a cattle station that covers an area of approximately 13,500 square kilometres (5,212 square miles). It is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Kalkaringi, 204 kilometres (127 mi) south east of Timber Creek and about 600 kilometres (373 mi) south of Darwin in the Northern Territory.

Most specimens (if not all) come from the Wave Hill Fossicking area, Wave Hill Station, Kalkarindji (Wave Hill), Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia.

Basaltic flows with amygdaloids and geodes occur.

Map sheets: Wave Hill 250K Map; Wave Hill 100K Map.
Coordinates: 739700mE, 8093000mN.
Longitude = 131.254247
Latitude = -17.235394

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7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Natrolite ?
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scolecite ?
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘNatrolite ?9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘScolecite ?9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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