Copper King Mine, Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Copper King Mine | Mine |
Puttapa | Creek |
Leigh Creek | Township |
North Flinders Ranges | - not defined - |
Flinders Ranges | Mining Region |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 40' 46'' South , 138° 27' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Leigh Creek | 547 (2013) | 11.0km |
Copley | 102 (2013) | 13.7km |
Blinman | 152 (2013) | 53.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
10330
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10330:0
GUID (UUID V4):
305d3003-781f-49b2-9fcc-40162353c210
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Flinders Ranges Development Syndicate; Halls Open Cut
A copper and vanadium mine well known by collectors for pseudomorph specimens of malachite after cuprite.
Some old labels may have the name 'Ochre King mine', even though the mine was never listed as such. This name is a result of local collectors basing the name on the ochre which was mined at the locality at different times.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Wad' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Arrowie BasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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