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Brookton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Brookton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Other Languages:
French:
comté de Brookton, Australie-Occidentale, Australie
German:
Brookton Shire, Western Australia, Australien
Italian:
contea di Brookton, Australia Occidentale, Australia
Simplified Chinese:
布魯克頓郡, 西澳大利亚州, 澳大利亚
Cebuano:
Brookton, State of Western Australia
Dutch:
Shire of Brookton, West-Australië, Australië
Sardinian:
contea de Brookton
Swedish:
Brookton , Western Australia, Australien
The Brookton Shire is 140 kilometres south-east of Perth, and covers 1602 square kilometres. The western portion of the shire is forested as part of the Darling Plateau, and the eastern portion rolling wheat-fields. The economy is based on cereal crops and sheep. Brookton is the only major town in the shire, and the population of the shire is 978 (2006).
Attractions are limited to picnics during winter/spring at minor scenic locations. You are likely to have the place to yourself. There are no major mines known in the shire, and generally no specimens are seen from the shire in private collections.
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Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| ⓘ Sampleite Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sampleite | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_of_Brookton |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q929958 |
| GeoNames ID: | 7839475 |
Localities in this Region
- Western Australia
- Brookton Shire
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- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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References
Cordierite gneiss outcrop, Brookton, Brookton Shire, Western Australia, Australia