Malpas Dam Quarry, Gara Dam, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 17' 19'' South , 151° 44' 26'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.28884,151.74058 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6egsyn4e |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
A former small quarry used to obtain material for the nearby Gara Dam on the Gara River.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Frenda, G.A. (1966) Malpas Dam Site - Geological Report. The Geological Survey of New South Wales, GS 66/265. |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Frenda, G.A. (1966) Malpas Dam Site - Geological Report. The Geological Survey of New South Wales, GS 66/265. |
ⓘ 'Claystone' Reference: Frenda, G.A. (1966) Malpas Dam Site - Geological Report. The Geological Survey of New South Wales, GS 66/265. |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Reference: Frenda, G.A. (1966) Malpas Dam Site - Geological Report. The Geological Survey of New South Wales, GS 66/265. |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Frenda, G.A. (1966) Malpas Dam Site - Geological Report. The Geological Survey of New South Wales, GS 66/265. |
ⓘ Muscovite var: Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 Reference: Frenda, G.A. (1966) Malpas Dam Site - Geological Report. The Geological Survey of New South Wales, GS 66/265. |
ⓘ 'Quartzite' Reference: Frenda, G.A. (1966) Malpas Dam Site - Geological Report. The Geological Survey of New South Wales, GS 66/265. |
ⓘ 'Siltstone' Reference: Frenda, G.A. (1966) Malpas Dam Site - Geological Report. The Geological Survey of New South Wales, GS 66/265. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | 'Albite' | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Claystone' | - | |
ⓘ | K Feldspar | - | |
ⓘ | Quartzite | - | |
ⓘ | Siltstone | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
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Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Illite | 71.2.2d.2 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 76.1.3.1 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Claystone' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Quartzite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Siltstone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite) | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite) | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite) | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite) | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite) | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Regional Geology
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Cenozoic 0 - 66 Ma ID: 3189803 | Cenozoic volcanic rocks Age: Cenozoic (0 - 66 Ma) Comments: East Australia Cainozoic Volcanic Belt Lithology: Mafic volcanic rocks; basalt Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Mississippian - Late Devonian 323.2 - 382.7 Ma ID: 693321 | Sandon beds, Lochaber Greywacke, Oxley Metamorphics, Wybeena Metamorphics Age: Paleozoic (323.2 - 382.7 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Sandon beds; Lochaber Greywacke; Oxley Metamorphics; Wybeena Metamorphics Description: Low grade regionally metamorphosed, multiply deformed lithic wacke, paraconglomerate, siltstone, mudstone, chert, jasper and minor basalt plus Permian volcanics Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary siliciclastic 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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