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Locality Name:
Waterhouse District, Dorset Municipality, Tasmania, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 147140
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-147140.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Waterhouse District, Dorset Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Tomahawk River

Latitude: 40°52'7"S
Longitude: 147°45'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -40.868611111111,147.75083333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteCancrinite-sodaliteClayFeldsparMicaNoneOlivinePectolite
PyroxeneSodaliteTridymite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Analcime  (*)Annite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Edenite  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Pectolite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61129901022
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1129901627
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2112990356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2112990295
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2112990160
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)112990371
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)211299038
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1129902740
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2112990209
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH112990367
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)112990884
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)112990363
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)112990598
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)211299092
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl112990444


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