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Rapid Bay Alunite Mine, Rapid Bay, District Council of Yankalilla, South Australia, Australiai
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Rapid Bay Alunite MineMine
Rapid BayBay
District Council of YankalillaLocal Government Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 31' 25'' South , 138° 11' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-35.52361,138.19917
GeoHash:
G#: r1dmbv1ec
GRN:
S24E81
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Second Valley170 (2013)2.6km
Delamere295 (2012)6.8km
Cape Jervis295 (2016)12.3km
Normanville1,107 (2017)14.0km
Yankalilla553 (2012)15.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
264683
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264683:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Opened in 1918, nodular masses of alunite to 30cm diameter were mined from dark clay immediately above the siliceous limestone of the Sellicks Hill Formation.
No significant production figures were recorded.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

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References

Record of mines (1980), Summary card No: 12, Yankalilla SI 5413 6526IV
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