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Tripitaka Prospect, Nullarbor Regional Reserve, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tripitaka Prospect | Prospect |
| Nullarbor Regional Reserve | Conservation Reserve |
| Pastoral Unincorporated Area | Unincorporated Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 34' 22'' South , 132° 47' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Penong | 215 (2013) | 44.6km |
| Fowlers Bay | 125 (2015) | 57.3km |
Tripitaka is a huge zircon placer in littoral formations. More details: see Iluka Resources Pty Ltd. Current estimations are 650'000 tonnes of zircon with HM assemblages of 65% zircon. Discovery & description by geologist P. Despland (2005-2006)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Eucla BasinBasin
- South Australia
- Gawler CratonCraton
- ⭔Western RegionRegion
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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