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Weipa Mine, Weipa, Cook Shire, Queensland, Australiai
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Weipa MineMine
Weipa- not defined -
Cook ShireShire
QueenslandState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 31' 27'' South , 141° 50' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-12.52440,141.84523
GeoHash:
G#: rjubgb081
GRN:
S09E97
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Weipa2,830 (2012)11.6km
Owned/operated by:
Rio Tinto Group
Mindat Locality ID:
26142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26142:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An aluminum mine in bauxite ore.

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
ⓘBöhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4

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Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Mining Annual Review (1985): 130.
Taylor, G., Eggleton, T. (2004) "Little Balls”: The origin of the Weipa bauxite. In: Roach, I.C. (ed.) (2004) Regolith 2004, CRC LEME, pp. 350-354.
Taylor, G., Eggleton, R. A. (2008) Genesis of pisoliths and of the Weipa Bauxite deposit, northern Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (sup1). S87-S103 doi:10.1080/08120090802438274
Taylor, G., Eggleton, R. A., Foster, L. D., Tilley, D. B., Le Gleuher, M., Morgan, C. M. (2008) Nature of the Weipa Bauxite deposit, northern Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (sup1). S45-S70 doi:10.1080/08120090802438241
Eggleton, R. A., Taylor, G., Le Gleuher, M., Foster, L. D., Tilley, D. B., Morgan, C. M. (2008) Regolith profile, mineralogy and geochemistry of the Weipa Bauxite, northern Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (sup1). S17-S43 doi:10.1080/08120090802438233
Eggleton, R. A., Taylor, G. (2008) Weipa Bauxite, northern Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (sup1). S1 doi:10.1080/08120090802438217
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