Point Leo (Point Bobbanaring), Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Point Leo (Point Bobbanaring) | - not defined - |
Mornington Peninsula Shire | Shire |
Victoria | State |
Australia | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
Place | Population |
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Point Leo | 159 (2015) |
Also known as Point Bobbanaring. This was a popular gem fossicking site with zircons and sapphires being found about a metre down in sand. Collecting is now banned. The zircons generally fluoresce bright yellow under SW UV.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Reference: W D Birch and D A Henry, Gemstones in Victoria, 2013. ISBN 9781921833069 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 Reference: W D Birch and D A Henry, Gemstones in Victoria, 2013. ISBN 9781921833069 |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Reference: W D Birch and D A Henry, Gemstones in Victoria, 2013. ISBN 9781921833069 |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Fluorescence: Bright yellow under SW UV Reference: W D Birch and D A Henry, Gemstones in Victoria, 2013. ISBN 9781921833069 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Fossils
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gemstones in Victoria, W D Birch and D A Henry, 2013
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Point Leo, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia