Mintabie, North West Province, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mintabie | Urban area |
| North West Province | - not defined - |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 18' 56'' South , 133° 17' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
249065
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249065:9
GUID (UUID V4):
60582957-dbbe-4b6f-a4b4-3107fe0dc80b
An opal mining town / community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY lands) in outback South Australia.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Jasper' |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Black Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Crystal Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Pinfire Opal |
| ⓘ Opal var. Pipe Opal |
| ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. White Opal |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Precious Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Fire Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Black Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Crystal Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Milk Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Pinfire Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Pipe Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. White Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Jasper' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Black Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Crystal Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Black Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Crystal Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Black Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Crystal Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
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Mintabie opal field, Mintabie, North West Province, South Australia, Australia