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Mineral Specimens

Gatton is located in a sedimentary basin and as such does not have significant mineral deposits. Mineral specimens eg quartz, calcite and various zeolites can be found at the edges of the basin near basalt flows.

Some local calcite crystals
A local zeolite cluster
Two views of a local natrolite specimen