Nanutarra Pb-Au Mine, Nanutarra Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nanutarra Pb-Au Mine | Mine |
| Nanutarra Station | - not defined - |
| Ashburton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 40' 59'' South , 115° 32' 59'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
125680
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:125680:5
GUID (UUID V4):
338026d1-aff2-462d-a8e6-f8b9f0b859b6
Locality: 15 km south east of Nanutarra Homestead.
Little information could be found about any of the old mines in this area. One report in 1902 states the only lease out of several in the area, which had been worked was the Nanutarra Mine. Only Mt Alexander has been reported to have been recently explored. In 1898, 120 tonnes of lead was shipped from the Nanutarra Mine. In 1902, it was reported to have a shaft 12 metres deep to the lode which ran north-south, with an easterly dip, and was rich in lead. The ore also contained high grades of gold at 2 oz per tonne. The lease was reported idle in 1902.
The deposit contains Pb-Zn mineralisation in a quartz vein, 1.2 metres wide, in a shear zone 3 metres wide and 137 metres long. The veins intrude a muscovite schist pegmatite in granite. North and east trending veins in the granite area richest with ore. Well developed comb structures, containing galena, cerussite, chalcopyrite, malachite, sphalerite and kasolite.
The site has a 4.5 metre deep shaft, and 300 metres to the north a small pit. Mined 1956-1957 for 9.2 tonnes of lead.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Kasolite Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Kasolite | 9.AK.15 | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) Β· H2O |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Gascoyne ProvinceGeologic Province
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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