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Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Whitsunday Region | Local Government Area |
| Queensland | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Bowen | 10,983 (2014) |
| Red Hill | 5,406 (2018) |
| Proserpine | 3,390 (2015) |
| Strathdickie | 718 (2018) |
| Windermere | 402 (2018) |
Other Languages:
French:
Région de Whitsunday, Queensland, Australie
German:
Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australien
Italian:
regione di Whitsunday, Queensland, Australia
Russian:
Уитсанди-Риджен, Квинсленд, Австралия
Simplified Chinese:
威桑迪區政府, 昆士蘭州, 澳大利亚
Catalan:
Regió de Whitsunday, Queensland, Austràlia
Cebuano:
Whitsunday, State of Queensland
Dutch:
Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australië
Finnish:
Whitsundayn alue, Queensland, Australia
Japanese:
ウィットサンデー・リージョン, クイーンズランド州, オーストラリア
Sardinian:
regione de Whitsunday
Swedish:
Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australien
Traditional Chinese:
威桑迪區政府, 昆士蘭
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Cervelleite | 2.BA.60 | Ag4TeS |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Argyrodite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8GeS6 |
| ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide)' | 2.CB.10a | CuZn2InS4 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Goldfieldite | 2.GB.05 | (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ | Luzonite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O | |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Zeolite Group' | 9.G0. | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Goldfieldite | (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) | CuZn2InS4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Goldfieldite | (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) | CuZn2InS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) | CuZn2InS4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite var. Indium-bearing Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ge | Germanium | |
| Ge | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| In | Indium | |
| In | ⓘ Unnamed (Cu-Zn-In Sulphide) | CuZn2InS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
| Te | ⓘ Goldfieldite | (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Fossils
There are 420 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 420 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 409 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 13 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 79 fossil localities |
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- Early/Lower Devonian🐚 B84F
- Permian🐚 Birralee Hill
- Permian🐚 BMR B1569
- Permian🐚 BMR B1570
- Permian🐚 BMR B1633
- Permian🐚 BMR B1634
- Permian🐚 BMR B261e
- Permian🐚 BMR B270a
- Permian🐚 BMR B628
- Permian🐚 BMR B629
- Permian🐚 BMR B634
- Permian🐚 BMR B635
- Permian🐚 BMR B683
- Permian🐚 BMR B686
- Permian🐚 BMR B711
- Permian🐚 BMR B712
- Permian🐚 BMR MC292
- Permian🐚 BMR MC420
- Permian🐚 Bowen River
- Pleistocene🐚 Colinvale
- Permian🐚 Coral Creek
- Permian🐚 Coral Creek Mouth
- Permian🐚 CPA 14
- Permian🐚 CPA 20
- Early/Lower Devonian🐚 Gastropods of the Ukalunda Beds and related Douglas Creek Lst
- Permian🐚 GSQ D231
- Permian🐚 GSQ D233
- Permian🐚 GSQ D235
- Permian🐚 GSQ D28
- Permian🐚 GSQ D31
- Permian🐚 GSQ L1641
- Permian🐚 GSQ L1713
- Permian🐚 GSQ L1742
- Permian🐚 GSQ L1895
- Permian🐚 GSQ L852
- Permian🐚 GSQ L887
- Permian🐚 Gully 20 chains northwest of No. 25 bore
- Permian🐚 Havilah-Byerwin Road
- Permian🐚 Head of Pelican creek
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- Whitsunday Region
- Permian🐚 Marine Gully M137
- Paleozoic🐚 N. Bowen Basin
- Cenozoic🐚 near Proserpine
- Permian🐚 Parrot Creek
- Permian🐚 Pelican Creek
- Early/Lower Devonian🐚 QML 1006 - Unnamed tributary of Mary Creek
- Early/Lower Devonian🐚 QML 1008. Small unnamed creek 1.5 kilometers south of Sugarloaf Dam.
- Permian🐚 Rosella Creek
- Permian🐚 UQ L1363
- Permian🐚 UQ L1366
- Permian🐚 UQ L1367
- Permian🐚 UQ L1377
- Permian🐚 UQ L1379
- Permian🐚 UQ L1384
- Permian🐚 UQ L3132
- Permian🐚 UQ L3706
- Permian🐚 UQ L3719
- Permian🐚 UQ L3723
- Permian🐚 UQ L4633
- Permian🐚 UQ L4634
- Permian🐚 UQ L4635
- Permian🐚 UQ L4637
- Permian🐚 UQ L4639
- Permian🐚 UQ L4640
- Permian🐚 UQ L4641
- Permian🐚 UQ L4643
- Permian🐚 UQ L4644
- Permian🐚 UQ L4645
- Permian🐚 UQ L4646
- Permian🐚 UQ L4647
- Permian🐚 UQ L4648
- Permian🐚 UQ L4649
- Permian🐚 UQ L4650
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitsunday_Region |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1069401 |
| GeoNames ID: | 7839413 |
Localities in this Region
- Queensland
- Whitsunday Region
- ⭔Bowen
- Byerwen Coal Project
- Cannonvale
- Collinsville
- ⭔Mount Carlton district
- Whitsunday Region
- Queensland
- Whitsunday Region
- Mount Carlton district
- Mount Leslie
- Mount Wyatt area
- Newlands Coal Mine
- Strathmore
- Wirralie Gold Mine
- Whitsunday Region
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Australia
- Bowen BasinBasin
- Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
- Hillsborough BasinBasin
- New England OrogenOrogen
- Connors-Auburn ProvinceGeologic Province
- Yarrol ProvinceGeologic Province
- Queensland
- Drummond BasinBasin
- Isaac Region
- Thomson OrogenOrogen
- Anakie ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- North Delamerian OrogenOrogenic Belt
- Sydney-Surat BasinVolcanic Arc
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Sellheim alluvial gold deposit, Mount Wyatt area, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia