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Richterite from
Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Richterite

Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Richterite

Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Richterite

Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Richterite

Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Richterite, etc.

Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Richterite

Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Richterite
Formula:Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Comments:Probably Potassic-fluoro-richterite
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Jeppeite2
Lamproite2
Diopside1
Perovskite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Richterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:602869
Long-form Identifier:1:3:602869:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Richterite in this Region
Machells Pyramid, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Mount Abbott, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Mount Cedric, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Mount Noreen, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Noonkanbah Hill, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Richterite
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘNoonkanbah Hill, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘMount Cedric, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘMachells Pyramid, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘMount Noreen, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘMount Abbott, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘMetters Bore No. 1 lamproite pipe, Calwynyardah field, Calwynyardah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘEllendale 4 West, Ellendale, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
73.8km (45.8 miles) ⓘEllendale 7, Ellendale, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘ81 Mile Vent, Ellendale, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
82.8km (51.4 miles) ⓘEllendale 9 East, Ellendale, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Velde, Danielle (1968) A new occurrence of priderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (282) 867-870 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.036.282.18
Pryce, M. W., Hodge, L. C., Criddle, A. J. (1984) Jeppeite, a new K-Ba-Fe titanate from Walgidee Hills, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (347) 263-266 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.347.11
Dept of Mines WA (1990) Geology and Mineral Resources of WA. GSWA, State Government of WA.
Jaques, A. L. (2017) The Walgidee Hills zoned lamproite intrusion, West Kimberley Province, Western Australia. 11th International Kimberlite Conference Extended Abstract No. 11IKC-4489
 
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