Granite quarry, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Granite quarry | Quarry |
Cape Woolamai | - not defined - |
Phillip Island | Island |
Bass Coast Shire | Shire |
Victoria | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 33' 0'' South , 145° 21' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Phillip Island | 7,071 (2011) | 13.3km |
Cowes | 3,678 (2012) | 15.1km |
North Wonthaggi | 5,985 (2018) | 20.6km |
Somers | 1,427 (2018) | 25.6km |
Crib Point | 2,839 (2015) | 26.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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South Gippsland Gem & Lapidary Club Inc | KARDELLA SOUTH, Victoria | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
186700
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:186700:1
GUID (UUID V4):
18b9e366-e756-403c-b345-5aba8314b69d
Long abandoned quarry (active only in 1891) on pink granite. The pink colour is due to the inclusion of Fe-bearing feldspar.
Granite was quarried using "the plug and feather method". Wooden pegs (plugs) were driven into holes drilled in to the granite and into the cracks in the granite. Seawater, due to changes in the tide, then caused the wooden plugs to swell and the rock to split.
Located on the eastern corner of the Cape Woolomai peninsula.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Melbourne-Mathinna ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Victoria
- Selwyn ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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