These brittle 5-10mm calcium carbonate deposits in Warraweena Conservation Park are found in an overhang in a quartzite gorge.
Tiny stalactites
Silcrete Outcrop with Sand Calcite formations: Copley
Outcropped Silcrete and Sand Calcite are a recurring combination, as seen here in Copley and along the Strzelecki Track.
Goethite formation: Leigh Creek
Unusual goethite formations found in the Leigh Creek area.
Talc and Tremolite
Talc deposit in the Strzelecki Track area.
Sand: Yudnamutana
The hematite and magnetite rich magnetic sand of Yudnamutana.
Magnification 20x.
Iron oxide outcrop: Black Oak Bore
This very localised iron oxide outcrop is found within the Balcanoona Formation limestones of Black Oak Bore.
Botryoidal goethite.
Quartz breccia with hematite infill in Tillite
Malachite pseudomorph after azurite: Copley
Malachite pseudomorph after azurite crystals.
Volborthite crystals: Copley
Goethite pseudomorph after pyrite: Copley
Goethite replacement of pyrite crystals.
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