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White Rock Quarry, Horsnell Gully, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
White Rock QuarryQuarry
Horsnell GullyGully
South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills)Mountain Range
Mt Lofty RangesMountain Range
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 55' 31'' South , 138° 42' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Norton Summit319 (2011)1.5km
Adelaide Hills60,394 (2013)1.6km
Wattle Park1,830 (2015)3.0km
Ashton481 (2011)3.1km
Kensington Gardens2,508 (2015)4.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Adelaide Gem and Mineral ClubSt Peters, South Australia8km
Mildura District Gem & Mineral Club IncMildura, South Australia9km
Adelaide Facetors Guild, Adelaide Facetors Groupadelaide, South Australia10km
Mineralogical Society of South Australia Inc. (MINSOC)adelaide, South Australia10km
Gem and Mineral Clubs Association of South Australiaadelaide, south australia10km
Mindat Locality ID:
148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:148:2
GUID (UUID V4):
73ee48f8-438e-4894-b51d-28436af443a9


The quarry lies in the Stoneyfell Quartzite Group, which is in turn part of the Adelaide Geosyncline. It is believed, to have formed during the late Proterozoic thru to the end of the Cambrian (approx 900-500 million years ago).

The quarry itself is well known for its large clear crystals of quartz, showing many different forms, from single crystals thru to multiple crystal groups. It is especially well known for its spectacular ‘Japan Law’ twinned specimens. It is also known for producing some of the largest 'totally clear' crystals in Australia.

The South Australian Museum has dedicated an entire display case to the specimens of White Rock Quarry. It is quite surprising and somewhat upsetting to see that we only have 5 specimens currently (as of 6th April, 2012), showing here on Mindat! I know many collectors that have numerous specimens from this locality, all of which are great examples of this locality.

All access and collecting is now prohibited; mainly because of people sneaking into the quarry to collect without permission.



Located 10km east of Adelaide.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: As inclusions in quartz. Collected by Vince Peisley.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Description: As inclusions in quartz. Collected by Vince Peisley.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe SideriteFeCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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