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Northam Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Mount Dick

Mount Dick, Northam, Northam Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Mount Dick

Mount Dick, Northam, Northam Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Mount Dick

Mount Dick, Northam, Northam Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Neighbouring regions:
Goomalling Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Toodyay Shire, Western Australia, Australia
York Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Mundaring Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Cunderdin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Type:
Shire
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Northam5,855 (2012)
Wundowie1,369 (2012)
Grass Valley385 (2013)
Clackline384 (2016)
Southern Brook254 (2014)
Spencers Brook195 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
245266
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245266:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Shire of Northam is 96 kilometres east of Perth, covers 1 431 kilometres, and has a population of 11 516. The town of Northam itself is by far the largest in the shire, which also contains the small settlements of Wundowie, Grass Valley, Clackline and Bakers Hill. The shire is just east of the Darling Plateau (Darling Range) along the western edge of the wheatbelt. Cereal growing/sheep is the basis of its economy. Attractions include taking to the air in hot air balloons, and parachuting, or using the town as a base to explore neighbouring shires.

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ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘOpal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4

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References

Kim Macdonald 2013
http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_of_Northam
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