Dog's Head Tier, Interlaken, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia i
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Tasmania State
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Interlaken	- not defined -
Central Highlands municipality	Municipality
Tasmania	State
Australia	Country

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Aegirine

Dog's Head Tier, Interlaken, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Aegirine

Dog's Head Tier, Interlaken, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Aegirine

Dog's Head Tier, Interlaken, Central Highlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

42° 7' 25'' South , 147° 14' 52'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-42.12382,147.24794

GRN:

S29E78

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Tunbridge	193 (2014)	15.0km
Oatlands	763 (2012)	22.2km
Ross	272 (2012)	22.7km
Pawtella	153 (2014)	28.1km
Parattah	107 (2014)	28.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

127293

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:127293:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Siliceous xenoliths occur in a Tertiary basalt plug, exposed in a roadside quarry.
Locality known for sanidine, quartz, augite, aegirine (?), and aenigmatite.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine ?

Formula: NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆

References:

Mathew Latham collectionIdentified by Mathew Latham: Visual Identification

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

ⓘ Aenigmatite

Formula: Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]

Habit: Acicular

References:

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

References:

Mathew Latham collectionIdentified by Mathew Latham: Visual Identification

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

References:

Mathew Latham collectionIdentified by Mathew Latham: Visual Identification

ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

References:

Mathew Latham collectionIdentified by Mathew Latham: Visual Identification

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

ⓘ Sanidine

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal var. Opal-AN	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ		4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Aegirine ?	9.DA.25	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Aenigmatite	9.DH.40	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
ⓘ	Sanidine	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Delamerian OrogenOrogen
Tasmania
- Tasmania BasinBasin
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

Eastern TasmaniaOrogenic Belt

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References

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

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