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Quairading Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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IAB-MG iron meteorite

Youndegin meteorite, Quairading Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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IAB-MG iron meteorite

Youndegin meteorite, Quairading Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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IAB-MG iron meteorite

Youndegin meteorite, Quairading Shire, Western Australia, Australia


The Shire of Quairading is 170 kilometres east of Perth, covers an area of approximately 2,018 square kilometres, and has a population just in excess of 1,100.

Quairading's economy is based on cereal growing/sheep, and consequently the shire is rolling wheat fields. Attractions include walks in nature reserves in spring, visiting local granite monoliths, and other escapades where you want a place to yourself.

There are few specimen locations in the shire, but it was the site of the first meteorite discovery in Western Australia.

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13 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Description: In graphite of the Mt. Sterling fragment.
ⓘ Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
Description: Common as unevenly distributed, rounded monocrystalline crystals (usually brecciated).
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Description: As parallel lamellae in troilite.
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
Description: In well developed crystal aggregates associated with troilite.
ⓘ Graphite var. Cliftonite
Formula: C
Description: In well developed crystal aggregates associated with troilite.
ⓘ Haxonite
Formula: FeNi22C6
ⓘ Krinovite
Formula: Na2Mg4Cr3+2(Si6O18)O2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Particularly prominent in the Mooranoppin fragment.
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Neumann bands.
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Neumann bands.
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Roaldite (TL)
Formula: (Fe,Ni)4N
Type Locality:
Description: As thin platelets in kamacite.
ⓘ Sapphirine
Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Common as rims around troilite graphite-inclusions, as rhabdites and elsewhere (Cf. especially, Buchwald,1975).
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘCohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
ⓘHaxonite1.BA.10FeNi22C6
ⓘRoaldite (TL)1.BC.05(Fe,Ni)4N
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘvar. Cliftonite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKrinovite9.DH.40Na2Mg4Cr3+2(Si6O18)O2
ⓘSapphirine9.DH.45Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
ⓘVermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ HaxoniteFeNi22C6
Cⓘ Graphite var. CliftoniteC
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Roaldite(Fe,Ni)4N
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
Oⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Oⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
Mgⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Mgⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Alⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
Siⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Siⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Crⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
FeIron
Feⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ HaxoniteFeNi22C6
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Roaldite(Fe,Ni)4N
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ HaxoniteFeNi22C6
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Roaldite(Fe,Ni)4N
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)

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