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Plagioclase from
Kimberley Black Granite Quarry, Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kimberley Black Granite Quarry, Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1018129
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1018129:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘKimberley Pink Quarry, Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘKimberley Storm Quarry, Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘKimberley Ice Quarry, Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘQuarry Camp 5 (Wumburrul), Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘQuarry Camp, Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘKimberley Jade Quarry, Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘFairfield Quarries, Fairfield Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘDyasons Creek prospect, Fairfield Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘBig Spring, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Fetherston, J. Michael (2010) Dimension stone in Western Australia: Volume 2 - Dimension stones of the Southern, Central Western, and Northern Regions. Mineral Resources Bulletin 24. Geological Survey of Western Australia 218pp.
 
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