Mount Surprise, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Mount Surprise | Mountain |
Etheridge Shire | Shire |
Queensland | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 8' 47'' South , 144° 19' 2'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
159044
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:159044:2
GUID (UUID V4):
7d7b0d8e-d051-4cb7-a74a-64522d951bea
Mount Surprise is a small township about 200 km south-west of Cairns between Mount Garnet and Georgetown on the Gulf Developmental Road. The surrounding area is quite mineralised with tin and topaz in granites.
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ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Localities: |
ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Localities: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz var. Citrine | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
ⓘ | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
ⓘ | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Surprise,_Queensland |
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Wikidata ID: | Q1950746 |
Localities in this Region
- Queensland
- Etheridge Shire
- Mount Surprise
- Etheridge Shire
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Queensland
- Cook Shire
- Cape York PeninsulaPeninsula
- Etheridge ProvinceGeologic Province
- Cook Shire
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Mount Surprise, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, Australia