Mount Wycheproof

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Mount Wycheproof
View from the lookout on Mount Wycheproof

View from the lookout on Mount Wycheproof

height 148  m
location Victoria , Australia
Mountains Terrick Terrick Range
Coordinates 36 ° 4 '37 "  S , 143 ° 14' 2"  O Coordinates: 36 ° 4 '37 "  S , 143 ° 14' 2"  O
Mount Wycheproof (Victoria)
Mount Wycheproof
rock granite

Mount Wycheproof is a hill in Wycheproof , Victoria, Australia , the summit of which is 43 meters above the surrounding terrain and 148 meters above sea ​​level . It is the only place where the mineral Wycheproofite was found .

history

Wycheproof parish is located on the southern slopes of the mountain and was founded in 1846, but was not surveyed until 1878. The name comes from the local Aboriginal dialect, in which wichi-poorp translated means "grass on a hill".

geology

Granite comes to light on Mount Wycheproof . Together with Pyramid Hill , it is part of the low-lying Terrick Terrick Range . It has a rocky, conical shape typical of the western parts of Victoria. Phosphates are comparatively rare in Victoria, but Mount Wycheproof is known for “its” mineral , Wycheproofite . It can be characterized by its pink color and its transparency.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Royal Australian Survey Corps (1987). St Arnaud [map], 1st, 1: 250,000, Series 1501. Grid square YF0105.
  2. ↑ 7.30 Report - 01/11/2004: High hopes rest on country horse. (No longer available online.) In: net.au. www.abc.net.au, archived from the original on March 24, 2017 ; accessed on March 11, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Primary Industries to Economic Development. In: gov.au. Retrieved March 11, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Wycheproof - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au. In: com.au. www.smh.com.au, accessed on March 11, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ Our Environment . Friends of Mount Wycheproof. Archived from the original on July 18, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  6. ^ Mineralogy and Petrology . Victoria Museum. August 20, 1996. Archived from the original on August 16, 2008. Retrieved on November 20, 2008.
  7. ↑ mineral general info . Queensland University of Technology. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2008.