Duckmaloi river mine, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Duckmaloi river mine | Mine |
| Westmoreland Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 51' 3'' South , 149° 54' 45'' East
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountains Lapidary Club | Bullaburra, New South Wales | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
122290
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122290:9
GUID (UUID V4):
416b6421-e635-4079-9b50-67ea23d4a3e8
The Duckmaloi skarn deposit was formed by the contact of dirty limestone (marl?) of Silurian age with the adjacent Duckmaloi granite stock. The skarn is predominately made up of massive garnet. Opaque brown garnet crystals have been found in cavities with epidote. The garnets are zoned, having a composition of grossular in the centre and andradite towards the outside. The crystals generally have a good luster but sometimes can be eroded on the inside leaving a hollow a box work. Shattered garnet embedded in the centre of masses of radiating wollastonite has also been found.
The area underwent small scale mining for calcite and bismuth minerals with limited success.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 Reference: www.amonline.net.au/geoscience/minerals/localities.htm |
| ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: www.amonline.net.au/geoscience/minerals/localities.htm |
| ⓘ Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 Reference: www.amonline.net.au/geoscience/minerals/localities.htm |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) Reference: www.amonline.net.au/geoscience/minerals/localities.htm |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Ca | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Eastern ProvinceGeologic Province
- New South Wales
- Abercrombie Volcanic ProvinceVolcanic Province
- Westmoreland Co.
- Oberon Volcanic FieldVolcanic Field
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Duckmaloi river mine, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australia