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Great South Comet mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Great South Comet mineMine
Dundas mineral fieldGroup of Workingses
Zeehan mining districtMining District
West Coast municipalityMunicipality
TasmaniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 53' 14'' South , 145° 26' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-41.88727,145.44780
GeoHash:
G#: r0x3twxug
GRN:
S28E79
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zeehan845 (2012)9.2km
Rosebery1,035 (2012)14.1km
Tullah196 (2014)22.5km
Queenstown2,352 (2012)23.3km
Gormanston169 (2014)24.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
132793
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132793:2
GUID (UUID V4):
b2a82195-dc91-4579-9aa7-335ccdd63f29


An old, abandoned underground mine on the Comet-Maestries line of lode. Reopened breifly by open cut in the mid 1980's, when some good specimens were recovered. These include reasonable crystals of sphalerite and galena on dolomite and siderite, and some are still available on the remaining dumps and open cuts. Since its closure the mine gate has been locked, requiring a steep 2km return walk unless you can find a key.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CdCadmium
Cdβ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

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References

Bottrill, R.S, Williams, P., Dohnt, S., Sorrell, S., Kemp, N.R. (2006) Crocoite and associated minerals from Dundas and other locations in Tasmania. Australian Journal of Mineralogy., 12. 59-90
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