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Marrakesh, Bonya, Jervois Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 41' 10'' South , 136° 3' 36'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
295490
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295490:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Orrtipa-Thurra


Scheelite deposit.
There is an east-west trending, 150 metre x 50 metre, vughy garnet-epidote rock, outcropping close to a spotted amphibolite body to the south. Disseminated scheelite may be found in the extensive surface scree cover, and quartz rich calc-silicate rock units within otherwise barren garnet-epidote rock.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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