Oakdale prospect, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Oakdale prospect | - not defined - |
Eyre Peninsula | Peninsula |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 33° 47' South , 135° 31' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -33.78333,135.51667 | ||||||||||||||||||
GeoHash: | G#: r1brgcbjz | ||||||||||||||||||
Köppen climate type: | Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate | ||||||||||||||||||
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Regions containing this locality
Australian Plate (Australia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
Eucla Basin, Australia | Basin |
Gawler Craton, South Australia, Australia | Craton |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Reference: Keeling, J. (2017) Graphite: properties, uses and South Australian resources. MESA Journal 84:21-44 |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Keeling, J. (2017) Graphite: properties, uses and South Australian resources. MESA Journal 84:21-44 |
ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Reference: Keeling, J. (2017) Graphite: properties, uses and South Australian resources. MESA Journal 84:21-44 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe7S8 Reference: Keeling, J. (2017) Graphite: properties, uses and South Australian resources. MESA Journal 84:21-44 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Keeling, J. (2017) Graphite: properties, uses and South Australian resources. MESA Journal 84:21-44 |
ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Keeling, J. (2017) Graphite: properties, uses and South Australian resources. MESA Journal 84:21-44 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe7S8 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
ⓘ | Graphite | 1.3.6.2 | C |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.8.10.1 | Fe7S8 |
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Sillimanite | 52.2.2a.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 clays | |||
ⓘ | Nontronite | 71.3.1a.3 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe7S8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe7S8 |
Regional Geology
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Late Pleistocene 0.0117 - 0.126 Ma ID: 921705 | Bridgewater Formation Age: Pleistocene (0.0117 - 0.126 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Bridgewater Formation Description: Poorly consolidated yellow pinkish-brown fine to coarse fossiliferous calcareous sand, calcarenite. Locally capped by calcrete. As coastal beach and associated aeolian dune. Forms stranded series of elongated beach ridges, subparallel to present coast Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary siliciclastic 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] |
Miocene - Oligocene 5.333 - 33.9 Ma ID: 3187517 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cenozoic (5.333 - 33.9 Ma) Comments: Eucla Basin Lithology: Sandstone,limestone 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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