Gnows Nest Barite, Badja Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gnows Nest Barite | Pegmatite |
| Badja Station | - not defined - |
| Yalgoo Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 32' 16'' South , 116° 43' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
246439
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246439:1
GUID (UUID V4):
c880af57-6c10-4aa0-b615-15331d7d5f56
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gnows Nest (Ba) Yalgoo Barite; Badja Station Barite Pegmatite
Located 22 kilometres south of Yalgoo.
Baryte patches in weathered quartz-feldspar muscovite pegmatite. The pit where baryte was mined is approximately one kilometre south-east of the Badja Station shearing shed. One source states fifty one tonnes of baryte was mined in 1967. Three trenches 100-150 metres long were dug across the pegmatite, north-east of a large pit.
The Western Australian Museum has a beryl specimen from the pegmatite.
The baryte is in the form of white crystalline masses associated with mica.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
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