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Crown Lyell mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Mount Lyell MinesGroup of Mines
QueenstownTown
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 2' 58'' South , 145° 35' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gormanston169 (2014)2.9km
Queenstown2,352 (2012)4.3km
Strahan637 (2012)24.4km
West Strahan637 (2014)25.2km
Zeehan845 (2012)27.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
132660
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132660:7
GUID (UUID V4):
e7f4040c-bef0-4dc1-ac8d-f2dde0b362fe


A non-operating copper mine, with North Lyell-style bornite rich mineralisation

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Mawsonite2.CB.20Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SnTin
Snβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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