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⇱ Point Leo, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia

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Point Leo, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australiai
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Point LeoVillage
Flinders areaArea
Mornington Peninsula ShireShire
VictoriaState
AustraliaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Point Leo159 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
256117
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256117:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Point Bobbanaring


A small coastal village, also known as Point Bobbanaring.

This was a popular gem fossicking site with zircons and sapphires being found about a metre down in sand. Collecting is now banned. The zircons generally fluoresce bright yellow under SW UV.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Fluorescence: Bright yellow under SW UV

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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