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Hillsborough Basin, Australiai
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Hillsborough BasinBasin
AustraliaCountry

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Type:
Basin
Age:
66.0 to 23.03 Ma
Geologic Time:
Paleogene
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Red Hill5,406 (2018)
Proserpine3,390 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
306448
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306448:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Geoscience Australia states that "[t]he Hillsborough Basin straddles the east coast of Queensland, north of Mackay. The basin covers 2,700 km2, most of which lies offshore in water depths up to 20 metres. The Hillsborough Basin contains up to 1,250 metres of Paleogene sediments overlying Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous sediments and volcanics onshore, but on seismic evidence may reach a thickness of up to 3,000 metres offshore."

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Buddingtonite
Formula: (NH4)(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Jahnsite Group'
Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘBuddingtonite9.FA.30(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Jahnsite Group'-XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cape Hillsborough148.6 - 37.2 Ma (Eocene)
Condor Oil Shale166 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chelidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Emydura
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : Emydura66 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
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References

Palfreyman, W.D. (1984) Guide to the geology of Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geoscience, BMR Bulletin 181, 111 pages.
Geoscience Australia (2018) Australian Geological Provinces GIS dataset (version 2018.01)
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