| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | SCAPOLITIZATION IN THE CLONCURRY DISTRICT OF N O R T H - W E S T E R N Q U E E N S L A N D By A. B. E...north-western Queensland, centring on the Dugald River lead prospects, the old Duchess copper mine, and...an area of more than 50 square miles, while at Duchess they outcrop over more than 30 square miles. They...dipyre, Ma~Me2~, and a bright green ferrlferous augite, with abundant accessory pink spheric. Some of...the volume of acid rocks exposed is small. A t Duchess, and at Trekelano, the granite and syenite rocks | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | " The geology of the Small Isles of Inverness-shire," Mem. Geol. Surv. Scotland, 1908. Metamorphism...shelter. It was on account of this that the late Duchess of Bedford was prevented from landing in 1914 (1)...gannetry (5), and others have been published by the Duchess of Bedford (1). In the early hours of 31st July...Evans did not land on 28th June, 1890 (3), and the Duchess of Bedford, who paid three visits on 17th May,...fringed with magnetite. Rounded grains of colourless augite are present in most sections, but they show little | | | Journal (issue) | Mineralogical Societies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria Volume 1, Number...mines of the Mt Isa District, Queensland Part 1 - The Great Australia Mine ........... 23 B. Day & B...Mineralogical Societies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria resolved to pro...alteration product of pyroxenes (Brown, 1986) Augite (Groves & Solomon, 1964) Chromite Occasionally...Mineral Resources of Tasmania , Geological Society Australia, Special Publica tion, 15. Petterd, W.F., 1902: | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | plagioolase felspar and augite, the first step is the conversion of the augite to hornblende. This is...common changes in the whole range of petrology. Augite and hornblende are practically identical in chemical...structure. Hornblende is, however, more stable than augite at ordinary temperatures; consequently the first...of molecular rearrangement in rocks containing augite is the pararnorphism of that mineral to hornblende...the adjoining Duchess Hill is a body of chert and jasper, 40 to 50 feet thick on Duchess Hill, and reaching | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | geothermometerfor exsolved monoclinic pyroxenes(augite and pigeonite) on the basis of the orientation...correct for film shrinkage. Z-dependent lattice shire border (samples747C,7A7D, 7A7R, and 7A7W, parameters... and Jaffe, H.W. (1977) Exsolution lamellae in augite and pigeonite:Fossil indicators of lattice parameters...and hornblende in an amphibolite from Duchess, Queensland, Australia. American Mineralogtst,47, 360-370 | | | Journal (issue) | Victoria (1997) 19:38 Birch, W.D. (ed.) Zeolites of Australia (1989) 15:38 Bariand, P. & Bariand, N. Minereaux...Patrick 11:17 Gallagher, Mike 16:9 Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire 12:32 Greenock, Lord 11:4 Greg,...spodumene 16:10 PANSHIR beryl var. emerald 13:67 AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES Allies Mine, Deepwater molybdenite...TERRITORY Harts Range, Alice Springs quartz 19:28 QUEENSLAND Agate creek, Cobbold Gorge quartz var. agate...Mine quartz 19:24 Duck Creek, Cloncurry beyerite 19:28 Great Australia Mine atacamite 19:24,27 azurite | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | felspars, hornblende altering towards chlorite, augite, and apatite. In addition some sections show magnetite...island of Sule Skerry. REFERENCES. (1) BEDFORD, Duchess of. " Spring Bird Notes from Various Scottish Islands | | | Book | of Mineralogy, Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; Herr H. Hofmann and Frau Heidrun Fuchs of the...Thomson's collection, National Museum of Victoria, Australia) and became national treasures, numerous aspects...CLACKMANNANSHIRE 5 KINROSS-SHIRE 8 RENFREWSHIRE 7 WEST LOTHIAN 8 MIDLOTHIAN 9 PEEBLES-SHIRE 10 SELKIRKSHIRE...tours, all the remarkable minerals in Dumfries-shire, the Forest of Selkirk, Tiriotdale, Ayrshire, 18...from thc5e drawers by Lord Gray to Elizabeth, Duchess of Gordon in 1828, Catalogueentriesfor drawer | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | of exsolution lamellae of pigeonitein Bushveld augite-An electronmicroscopicobservation.Proceedingsofthe...(1976) On the derailed strucrure of ledgesin an augite-enstatiteinterface.In H.-R. Wenk, P.E. Champness... and Jaffe, H.W. (1977) Exsolution lamellae in augite and pigeonite:Fossil indicators of lattice parameters...cummingtonite and homblende in amphibolite from Duchess,Queensland,Australia. American MineraloEtst,4',1,360-370 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | intrusion theseare hypersthene-hornblende gabbro, (augite-)hornblendegabbro, hornblende diorite, porphyritic...hornblende of the more felsic intrusive units, rims augite It nowhere occurs as discrete crystals and and...p)'roxene and residual magma, the chemically similar augite having reacted more readillt than hvpersthene....Crrmminqlonite(?) 55 5 21 5 1 0 0.1 Hypersthene Augite Opaque minerals Apatite 12 0 6. 5 3 .0 0. 5 sparse...from the analyzed material during separation. The (augite-)hornblendegabbro, the other mafic unit of Gibson | | | Journal (issue) | the Moonta and Wallaroo mining districts, South Australia ...........................................................466 by W. D. Birch The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral f ie ld ................................University of Wollongong Wollongong, N.S.W. 2500 Australia Thomas G. Vallance Department of Geology University...University of Sydney Sydney, N.S.W. 2006 Australia INTRODUCTION Australia, the island continent with a land...minerals and mines in their plans to establish Australia as a new colony in the late 18th century. The | | | Journal (issue) | INSIDE BENDS Working an old river course in South Australia WHAT'S ON After the Christmas break things are...finally stakes his claim on 900 square metres of Queensland THE GOLDEN GLITTER OF MR RITTER Armed robbery...oldest suppliers of prospecting equipment in Australia with over 20 years in business and a name you...mineral and fossil collectors, came over from South Australia to Warrnambool for a 'long weekend' of fossicking...visit during fossicking trips to Mannum in South Australia earlier in the year. While holidaying in Warrnambool | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | of pigeonite exsolution lamellae in metamorphic augite: Correlation with composition and calculatedoptirnal...Manchester,England. (1976) Pigeonite exsolution from augite. In H.-R. Wenk, P.E. Champness,J.M. Christie, J..., and Jaffe, H.W. (1977) Exsolution lamellaein augite and pigeonite:Fossil indicators of lattice parametersat...cummingtonite and hornblende in amphibolite from Duchess,Queensland,Australia. American Mineralogist, 47, 360-370 | | | Book (edition) | 71. 72. Antimony Diatomite Gummite Diatomite, Augite, Aragonite, Natrolite, Anorthoclase Aegerite (W...filtering, see maps. AEGERITE: A green variety of Augite around Dunedin. ALABASTER: A dense gypsum, H 2... Ruapekapeka, Northland. Also termed Asbolan. AUGITE: Black shining dump crystals—the best is in andesites...fluorspar, barytes, cassisterite. Serpentine—olivine, augite, hematite, magnetite, dolomite. Sodalite—leucite...refraction, beryl 1.59, topaz 1.62, horn blende 1.65, augite 1.71, zircon 1.95, diamond 2.42, cinnabar 3.02 | | | Report (volume) | underground workings at the Bonanza mine, June, 1909... Duchess tunnel, Latouche Island..........................(2) fairly coarse grained green diabase, whose augite has largely changed to hornblende; (3) fine-grained...phase is made up largely of poikilitic crystals of augite inclosing prismoid crystals of labradorite. This...pericline laws. Another phase has in addition to the augite and labradorite a considerable quantity of olivine...as 5 centimeters. It is composed of plagioclase, augite in process of uralitization, and smaller amounts | | | Journal (issue) | ravines, rocks and hills. Duchess County (that is, the county of the Duchess of York, the daughter of...rivals in any other county anywhere. Just as the Duchess of York gave the name to the county, so the Duke...; Cassiterite, Bohemia, good large twin, 75c ; Augite, Italy, small simples and twins, 10c. to 20c ;... Andreasburg Asbestus, Mass., Md., Italy . . Augite, N. Y., Bohemia Azurite, Wis., Europe Barite | | | Book | Designers' heyday Dioptase Sugilite Iolite Benitoite Duchess of Windsor’s Cartier flamingo brooch Tourmaline...contributes a huge amount of the world’s ruby supply; Australia formerly dominated the precious opal market, although...Superpit Located in Kalgoorlie in central Western Australia, the Superpit is Australia’s largest open pit...Zircon Iran Thailand Turquoise Australia In its heyday, Australia produced the largest amount of precious...US 3 Brazil 4 South Africa 5 Russia 6 China 7 Australia (and many more) Key pieces Carved scales Ancient | | | Report (issue) | dolerites are olivine-free or olivine-poor plagioclase-augite rocks, with the feldspar and pyroxene generally...and others 1924, pp. 285 and 372) in which the augite crystallizes in granular clots with plagioclase...284 and 372) characterized by elongation of the augite crystals. A tholeiite intermediate between the...granular (0-1 mm) anhedral augite. In places the labradorite laths radiate from an augite centre, and commonly...(replaced by chlorite) and of orthopyroxene mantled by augite occur very rarely in the groundmass. The mesostasis | | | Report (issue) | dolerites are olivine-free or olivin~poor plagioclase-augite rocks, with the feldspar and pyroxene generally...and others 1924, pp. 285 and 372) in which the augite crystallizes in granular clots with plagioclase...284 and 372) characterized by elongation of the augite crystals. A tholeiite intermediate between the...(0· l mm) anhedral augite. In places the labradorite laths radiate from an augite centre, and commonly...(replaced by chlorite) and of orthopyroxene mantled by augite occur very rarely in the groundmass. The mesostasis | | | Report (issue) | are olivine-free or olivine-poor plagioclase-augite rocks, with the feldspar and pyroxene generally...and others 1924, pp. 285 and 372) in which the augite crystallizes in granular clots with plagioclase...284 and 372) characterized by elongation of the augite crystals. A tholeiite intermediate between the...granular (0-1 mm) anhedral augite. In places the labradorite laths radiate from an augite centre, and commonly...(replaced by chlorite) and of orthopyroxene mantled by augite occur very rarely in the groundmass. The mesostasis | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | S., andJaffe,HW. (19'77) Exsolution lamellae in augite and pigeonite: fossil indicators of lattice parameterat...cummington.iteand hornblende in amphiboles from Duchess,Queensland,Australta American Mineralogist, 17.360-370 | | | Book | Beaconsfield Parade, Middle Park, Melbourne 3206, Australia © Cambridge University Press 1978 First published...in felsites and granophyres from Rhum, Inverness-shire. Geol. Mag. 102, 8-22. (9) Bowen, N. L., 1928. The...peralkaline granites, where aegirine or aegirine-augite may be present. Some alkali granites and certain...hedenbergite, and a few granodiorites and tonalites carry augite and orthopyroxene. Olivine is normally absent,...Dragaasen, the latter with accessory hornblende and augite. Hornblende-biotite granite is not as common as | | | Book | Geological Survey; 52BL, David Huston, Geoscience Australia; 17TR, Marli Miller; 23TR, 48 (in Optical Effects...into isotopes ‘decay’ naturally through time Australia dates back 4300 million years, Periods, Periods...as this feature of the Blue Mountains in NSW, Australia, are one of the best places to see rock strata...manganite, hornblende, borax, azurite, orpiment, augite, diopside. Monoclinic Dome, two prisms Dipyramid...kimberlites of South Africa and the lamproites of Australia. Above: Diamonds look unremarkable when rough | | | Report (issue) | igneous rocks, including quartz diorite, hornblende-augite porphyry, and possibly greenstone. Some of the...shore camp to the mine workings on the Duke and Duchess claims, at elevations of approximately 150 and...branching tunnel 300 feet in length driven on the Duchess claim. In 1907 a shaft was sunk on the Duke claim...water. At that time the development work on the Duchess claim consisted- of about 2,000 feet of tunneling...drifts along the ore body were extended. On the Duchess claim development work was in progress on the lower | | | Journal (issue) | Abduriyim Tokyo, Japan A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia George R. Rossman Pasadena, California Shigeru...sale of the jewels of the Duchess of Windsor (Schupak, 2011). The Duchess, formerly Wallis Simpson, had...HOUSES AND MARKET INFLUENCE Figure 4. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, seen in 1959. Their headline lives...in the Duchess of Windsor collection. Cartier, which originally sold the brooch to the Duchess in 1949...was sent to Sotheby’s in Geneva for auction. The Duchess of Windsor sale was scheduled for April 2–3, 1987 |
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