Carver's Claim, Wadnaminga goldfield, Olary Province, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Carver's Claim | Claim |
Wadnaminga goldfield | Ore Field |
Olary Province | Province |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 34' 3'' South , 140° 13' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
185385
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185385:1
GUID (UUID V4):
81be0334-beea-4e72-8ed7-1fb8c2e4d55f
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Carvers
"Carver's Claim- Gold sections 153, 221. No permanent body of veinstone has been discovered, but rich stones have been got out and alluvial gold has been worked near the principal shaft in shallow ground. A quartz lode, with iron oxides and carbonate of iron, 4in. to 12in. think, is in the vicinity, and other vein outcrops. More prospecting advisable."
Record of The Mines of South Australia. Forth Edition.
Gee, L.C.E. & Brown, H.Y.L. 1908.
One of several small mines in the Wadnaminga Goldfields.
Although the original Gold Mine was pegged in the late 1880's, and a small amount of Gold was mined, this site has become better known for it's Rutile specimens, which for whatever reasons remained unknown for nearly another 100 years after the first discovery of Gold.
Fine, single and multiple twins of rutile occur on a hard 'porcelainite' matrix and are enclosed in siderite. Rutile crystals and some acicular dravite are exposed by acid etching the siderite. The Rutile at this locality was discovered by Len Dallow ca. 1988 and is now effectively depleted.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 References: |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
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