Mount Abbott, Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Mount Abbott | Mountain |
Walgidee Hills | Group of Hills |
Noonkanbah Station | - not defined - |
Derby-West Kimberley Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 22' 17'' South , 124° 36' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
126845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126845:7
GUID (UUID V4):
6d07e72a-d879-40e0-882f-670fdf266d4a
Within the Noonkanbah pastoral lease which is occupied by the Yungngora Aboriginal Community.
Exposed dumb-bell shaped lamproite and tuff pipe containing sandstone breccia. Extensive sampling only recovered 5 small diamonds and several microdiamonds.
A large vent, 1200 metres in diameter, showing coarse sandstone breccia in large sandy blocks, in a very sandy matrix. The summit of the hill is 400 metres wide of a 'floating reef' of undisturbed sandstone. The site contained chromite, chrome-diopside, Cr-pyrope and a few small diamonds from unexposed olivine lamproite lapilli tuff, and fine grained quartose tuff.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arfvedsonite Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Priderite Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16 |
ⓘ Richterite Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Priderite | 4.DK.05b | K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 | |
ⓘ | Richterite | 9.DE.20 | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Arfvedsonite | 9.DE.25 | [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
O | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- Canning BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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