Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Blue Hill quarry | Quarry |
Westmoreland Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 47' 40'' South , 149° 52' 55'' East
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Blue Mountains Lapidary Club | Bullaburra, New South Wales | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
122296
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122296:1
GUID (UUID V4):
796534a1-0817-4b33-baf6-f606a7f7f620
Located in the Vulcan State Forest and used primarily for road ballast.
The quarry is approximately 15km south of the town of Oberon.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 |
ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 References: |
ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
ⓘ Ferrimolybdite Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Ferrimolybdite | 7.GB.30 | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Cacoxenite | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
H | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
O | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
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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Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australia