Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Corangamite Shire | Shire |
| Victoria | State |
| Australia | Country |
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This shire extends from the coast to around 30kms south-west of Ballarat.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities24 valid minerals. 5 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8 Localities: Corangamite Regional Landfill quarry, Cobrico, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Keilambete, Terang, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Bullen Merri (Bullenmerri), Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Mount Noorat, Noorat, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Gnotuk, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Localities: Description: Xenolithic amphibole pyroxenites in nepheline basanites. |
| ⓘ Brushite Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O Description: Brushite at Skipton Caves occurs in two forms:
1. as small pale brown needles and blades up to 3 mm in length usually associated with struvite as either random or inwardly radial orientations.
2. as pale yellow powder in seams and pockets on basalt. References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Localities: Description: Salite.
Xenolithic amphibole pyroxenites in nepheline basanites. |
| ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series' Localities: Description: Al-diopside / hedenbergite series.
Xenolithic amphibole pyroxenites in nepheline basanites. |
| ⓘ Dittmarite (TL) Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O Type Locality: Description: Occurs in bat guano.
Was originally found "in the form of small rhombic transparent crystals". The original material is lost and no other specimens appear to have been collected. References: |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Localities: Lake Gnotuk, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Glenormiston South, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Bullen Merri (Bullenmerri), Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Mount Noorat, Noorat, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Mount Leura, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Occurs mainly as a damp off-white to pale yellow powder, also rarely as microscopic, equant water-clear crystals. |
| ⓘ Hannayite (TL) Formula: (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O Type Locality: Description: Occurs in bat guano.
Hannayite occurs as slender, translucent, near-colourless to pale yellow prisms reaching a maximum size of 12mm long, 2mm wide and approximately 1mm thick. |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Kaersutite Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Macivorite (TL) Formula: (NH4)3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ✪ Newberyite (TL) Formula: Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O Type Locality: Description: Newberyite crystals from Skipton Caves show 3 different habits
1- the crystals are tabular, translucent to opaque and grey-brown, with faces of the dominant form being uneven and dull. Complex twinning on these faces produces irregular rosettes of intergrown plates or roughly spheroidal shape which may reach 5 cm across.
2- these crystals are glassy, internally fractured, have lustrous faces and range from pale yellow to a dirty brown colour. Inclusions of guano particles are common. These crystals are usually 0.1-10 mm.
3- less common habit shows features with characteristics of the tabular form and equant habits. These form "skeleton" crystals, in reference to the set of partly separated plates developed parallel to the brachy-pinacoids. References: |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: Parts of the walls in the chambers are covered with small brown stalactites of opaline silica which are no more than 25 mm long and 6 mm diameter. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sasaite Formula: (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O Description: Sasaite has been found at Skipton Caves as a white clay-like deposit on the surface and in cracks in dark consolidated floor material. It ranges in texture from soft white powdery to compact pale pinkish yellow. It was not found associated with the other phosphate minerals. |
| ⓘ Schertelite (TL) Formula: (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: Description: Occurs in small colourless flat crystals of somewhat indistinct character. The original material has been lost. References: |
| ⓘ Stercorite ? Formula: (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O Description: MacIvor (1902) reported sodium ammonium monohydrogen orthophosphate in the aqueous extract separated from guano by repeated crystallisations. This may indicate transient existence of the mineral stercorite in the caves. |
| ⓘ Struvite Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O Description: Occurs in bat guano.
Skipton struvite occurs as glassy colourless to very pale yellow triangular prism-shaped crystals, which are usually less than 12 mm across, but may reach 15 mm. The larger crystals are usually etched. Crystals of struvite alter to white opaque newberyite and become fragile upon exposure to air over a period of months to years.
Has been found associated with brushite. References: |
| ⓘ Taranakite Formula: K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O Description: Reported as a white powdery coating on the exposed surfaces of basalt, and as 0.5 mm sub-spherical growths in basalt boulders. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Localities: Description: Complete or near complete zircon crystals have been found ranging in size from 3mm to 12mm in diameter. Colours range from pale orange brown through to straw yellow, pale greenish yellow, white, colourless and dark brown. These crystals are not of gem quality as most crystals show a high degree of crazing and fracturing but are usually quite lustrous. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Newberyite (TL) | 8.CE.10 | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Dittmarite (TL) | 8.CH.20 | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Taranakite | 8.CH.25 | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| ⓘ | Macivorite (TL) | 8.CH.25 | (NH4)3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| ⓘ | Schertelite (TL) | 8.CH.30 | (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Hannayite (TL) | 8.CH.35 | (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Struvite | 8.CH.40 | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Stercorite ? | 8.CJ.05 | (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Brushite | 8.CJ.50 | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Sasaite | 8.DB.55 | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 | |
| ⓘ | Kaersutite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | var. Anorthoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hannayite | (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Newberyite | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| H | ⓘ Schertelite | (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Stercorite | (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| H | ⓘ Macivorite | (NH4)3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
| N | ⓘ Hannayite | (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O |
| N | ⓘ Schertelite | (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| N | ⓘ Stercorite | (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O |
| N | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| N | ⓘ Macivorite | (NH4)3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hannayite | (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Newberyite | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| O | ⓘ Schertelite | (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Stercorite | (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Macivorite | (NH4)3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Na | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Na | ⓘ Stercorite | (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Hannayite | (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Newberyite | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Schertelite | (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Al | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Macivorite | (NH4)3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Dittmarite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O |
| P | ⓘ Hannayite | (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Newberyite | Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O |
| P | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| P | ⓘ Schertelite | (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Stercorite | (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| P | ⓘ Macivorite | (NH4)3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Brushite | Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series | |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Sasaite | (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | ⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series | |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Fossils
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| Occurrences | 273 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 105 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) |
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