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Pakenham, Cardinia Shire, Victoria, Australiai
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Pakenham- not defined -
Cardinia ShireShire
VictoriaState
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Reference: GHF Ulrich (1870) Contributions to the Mineralogy of Victoria
β“˜ Corundum var: Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
Reference: GHF Ulrich (1870) Contributions to the Mineralogy of Victoria
β“˜ Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Reference: GHF Ulrich (1870) Contributions to the Mineralogy of Victoria
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Description: May refer to Oriental topaz.
Reference: GHF Ulrich (1870) Contributions to the Mineralogy of Victoria

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜var: Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜var: Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Topaz ?9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
A2X3
β“˜Corundum4.3.1.1Al2O3
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only
β“˜Topaz ?52.3.1.1Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
β“˜Corundum
var: Ruby		-Al2O3
β“˜var: Sapphire-Al2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Corundum (var: Sapphire)Al2O3
Oβ“˜ Corundum (var: Ruby)Al2O3
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Corundum (var: Sapphire)Al2O3
Alβ“˜ Corundum (var: Ruby)Al2O3
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Holocene
0 - 0.0117 Ma



ID: 923024
alluvium 38485

Age: Anthropocene (0 - 0.0117 Ma)

Description: Channel and flood plain alluvium; gravel, sand, silt, clay; may be locally calcreted

Comments: regolith; synthesis of multiple published descriptions

Lithology: Regolith

Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5]

Early Silurian - Cambrian
427.4 - 541 Ma



ID: 3185333
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Paleozoic (427.4 - 541 Ma)

Comments: Lachlan Fold Belt

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

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