Corindi Kaolin deposit, Corindi, Fitzroy Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 1' 44'' South , 153° 12' 10'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.02899,153.20293 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6svnjqur |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
A small unworked beachside deposit that extends approximately 200 metres along the foreshore.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
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 | |||
ⓘ | 'Kaolinite' | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
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Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 698381 | coastal dunes 38488 Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Description: Coastal sand dunes, beach sand, barrier beaches, foredune, beach ridges; calcareous and siliceous, locally shelly and/or cemented (beach rock); locally reworked Comments: regolith; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Regolith Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
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