Pioneer tin field, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pioneer tin field | Mining District (Inactive) |
| Dorset municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 5' 3'' South , 147° 55' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Mining District (Inactive) - last checked 2021
KΓΆppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pioneer mining district
The Pioneer district, centred on the town of Pioneer, was a major producer of tin (cassiterite) in alluvial deposits along the Ringarooma River. Good specimens of sapphire, spinel and zircon also occur in the deposits. The largest deposit, the Pioneer mine, is now flooded and known as the a Pioneer dam.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: Bottrill, R.S. & Baker, W.E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Bull. 73. Tasmanian Geological Survey |
| β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Reference: Bottrill, R.S. & Baker, W.E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Bull. 73. Tasmanian Geological Survey |
| β Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 Reference: Bottrill, R.S. & Baker, W.E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Bull. 73. Tasmanian Geological Survey |
| β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Reference: Bottrill, R.S. & Baker, W.E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Bull. 73. Tasmanian Geological Survey |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Bottrill, R.S. & Baker, W.E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Bull. 73. Tasmanian Geological Survey |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bottrill, R.S. & Baker, W.E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Bull. 73. Tasmanian Geological Survey
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Pioneer tin field, Dorset municipality, Tasmania, Australia