Pyle's Limestone (Benambra Mine), Benambra, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Pyle's Limestone (Benambra Mine) | - not defined - |
Benambra | - not defined - |
East Gippsland Shire | Shire |
Victoria | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 54' 55'' South , 147° 43' 31'' East
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Köppen climate type:
"Pyle's limestone deposit is situated on the south-west slope of The Brothers, a triassic syenitic intrusion, approximately 4.5 km north-east of Benambra in East Gippsland."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) Formula: Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) Description: "In 1993 a boulder was discovered by the road adjacent to the small excavations on the deposit. The surface of the boulder contained some free-standing, wedge shaped, lustrous dark brown crystals up to 5mm across, which had been exposed by etching of the enclosing rock. X-ray diffraction and microprobe analysis determined the dark brown crystals to be manganaxinite set within a fine-grained matrix composed largely of diopside and calcite." Reference: Henry, D.A., Birch, W.D. & MacRae, C.M. (2005): Manganaxinite from Pyle's limestone near Benambra, and ferroaxinite from Corop, Victoria. Australian Journal of Mineralogy 11, 27-33. |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: "The rock (in which the manganaxinite was found) consists of large clasts of coarsely crystalline calcite up to 10 cm across in a pale grey, fine-grained matrix." Reference: Henry, D.A., Birch, W.D. & MacRae, C.M. (2005): Manganaxinite from Pyle's limestone near Benambra, and ferroaxinite from Corop, Victoria. Australian Journal of Mineralogy 11, 27-33. |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Description: "The dark brown crystals of manganaxinite were set within a fine grained matrix composed largely of diopside and calcite." Reference: Henry, D.A., Birch, W.D. & MacRae, C.M. (2005): Manganaxinite from Pyle's limestone near Benambra, and ferroaxinite from Corop, Victoria. Australian Journal of Mineralogy 11, 27-33. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: "In one sample collected, some small gold grains are present." Reference: Henry, D.A., Birch, W.D. & MacRae, C.M. (2005): Manganaxinite from Pyle's limestone near Benambra, and ferroaxinite from Corop, Victoria. Australian Journal of Mineralogy 11, 27-33. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Axinite-(Mn) | 9.BD.20 | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
Group 56 - SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O | |||
Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Axinite-(Mn) | 56.2.2.3 | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
ⓘ | Diopside | 65.1.3a.1 | CaMgSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) | Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Henry, D.A., Birch, W.D. & MacRae, C.M. (2005): Manganaxinite from Pyle's limestone near Benambra, and ferroaxinite from Corop, Victoria. Australian Journal of Mineralogy 11, 27-33.
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