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French:
Australie
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Australien
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Australia
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Австралия
Simplified Chinese:
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Australia
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Australië
Albanian:
Australia
Arabic:
أستراليا
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Аўстралія
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Австралия
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Austràlia
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Austrálie
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Australien
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Austraalia
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Australia
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Australia
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Αυστραλία
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אוסטרליה
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ऑस्ट्रेलिया
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Ausztrália
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Australia
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Australia is a continent and sovereign state occupying the Australian landmass between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In historical literature it may appear under earlier names such as New Holland, particularly in 18th–19th century sources, while modern mineralogical records generally refer to Australia as a political entity formed through federation in 1901. The country comprises the Australian mainland, Tasmania, and numerous offshore islands.
Geologically, Australia is dominated by an ancient and stable Precambrian continental core forming part of the Australian Craton. This craton is exposed across large areas of Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory, and is flanked by younger Proterozoic and Phanerozoic sedimentary basins and orogenic belts. The eastern margin of the continent is characterised by the Phanerozoic Tasmanides, a complex assemblage of accreted terranes, volcanic arcs, and sedimentary sequences formed during long-lived subduction and orogenesis. Extensive sedimentary basins, large igneous provinces, and widespread weathering profiles further contribute to the geological diversity of the continent.
This geological framework has produced a wide range of mineralisation styles. Australia hosts globally significant deposits of iron, gold, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, uranium, bauxite, and rare earth elements, as well as major industrial mineral and gemstone occurrences. Mineralisation is associated with cratonic settings, orogenic belts, sedimentary basins, magmatic provinces, and prolonged weathering processes, resulting in numerous classic mineral localities distributed across the continent.
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities1595 valid minerals. 194 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 8 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc. 12 erroneous literature entries.
* - Minerals that have never been found, but their existence is inferred in some way (e.g. from pseudomorphs)
Rock Types Recorded
Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree Diagramⓘ 'Anomalous CK4 chondrite meteorite'
ⓘ 'Anomalous IIE iron meteorite'
ⓘ 'Anomalous IIIAB iron meteorite'
ⓘ 'Anomalous PMG pallasite meteorite'
ⓘ 'Anomalous aubrite meteorite'
ⓘ Basaltic-volcaniclastic-breccia
ⓘ 'C5/6-ung chondrite meteorite'
ⓘ Dacitic-volcaniclastic-sandstone
ⓘ 'Diopside-leucite lamproite'
ⓘ 'Diopside-leucite-phlogopite lamproite'
ⓘ 'Diopside-leucite-richterite-madupitic lamproite'
ⓘ 'Eucrite cumulate meteorite'
ⓘ 'Eucrite monomict breccia meteorite'
ⓘ Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock
ⓘ 'Intraformational conglomerate'
ⓘ 'L3.8-an chondrite meteorite'
ⓘ 'Lamprophyric-pyroxene-calcite-biotite olivine-melilitite'
ⓘ 'Leucite-phlogopite lamproite'
ⓘ 'Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite'
ⓘ Pillowed-volcaniclastic-breccia
ⓘ 'Polymict ureilite meteorite'
ⓘ 'Silica-cemented silicate-conglomerate'
ⓘ 'Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite'
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q408 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2077456 |
Localities in this Region
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
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for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
Pirajno, Franco; Hoatson, Dean M. (2012) A review of Australia's Large Igneous Provinces and associated mineral systems: Implications for mantle dynamics through geological time. Ore Geology Reviews, 48. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.04.007
Avondale Mine, Mount Lyndhurst Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia