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Savage River Mine, Corinna-Savage River district, Tasmania, Australia

Latitude: 41°28'S
Longitude: 145°13'E
An enigmatic deposit of magnetite with amphibolites, serpentinite, chlorite, talc, dolomite and magnesite, currently operating as an open cut mine.
Ref.: Mining Annual Review (1985): 367-368. An iron mine. Ore runs 36%-39% Fe.

References

McAndrew, JA, 1965, Geology of Australian ore deposits. AIMM.
Rocks & Min.: 22:326.

Mineral List

Actinolite
Albite
'Allanite'
Allophane
Anatase
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Anthophyllite
Antigorite
Barroisite
Baryte
Biotite
Bornite
Brochantite
Calcite
Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Clinochlore
Clinozoisite
Copper
Cummingtonite
Cuprite
Digenite
Diopside
Dolomite
Dravite
Epidote
Fluorapatite
Geikielite
Gibbsite
Goethite
Gold
Graphite
Grossular
Gypsum
Hematite
Illite
Ilmenite
Kaolinite
Ludwigite
Maghemite
Magnesiohornblende
Magnesioriebeckite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Malachite
Millerite
Monazite-(Ce)
Muscovite
Pyrite
Pyroaurite
Pyrophanite
Quartz
Rhabdophane-(Ce)
Rutile
Schorl
Siderite
Sjögrenite
Spinel ?
Talc
Titanite
Tremolite
Turquoise
Winchite
Zircon


68 entries listed. 65 valid minerals.

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