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Cobar, Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia

Mining district ('Cobar gold field') around the town of Cobar with several gold-base metal mines working mineralised lenses in large faults.
All mines are owned by Peak Gold Mines Pty Limited (PGM), a wholly owned business unit of Rio Tinto Ltd.

Please note Cobar is the name of the town and the parish name is also Cobar.

Ref.:
http://www.smedg.org.au/shadstegmanab.htm





Map Reference: 31°30'0"S , 145°48'59"E

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Agardite-(Nd)
Agardite-(Y)
'Apatite'
Arsenopyrite
Atacamite
Azurite
Baryte
Bayldonite
Berzelianite
Bismite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Bornite
Calcite
Cassiterite
Cerussite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite
Chlorargyrite
var: Bromian Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Clausthalite
Cobaltite
Copper
Covellite
Cubanite
Cuprite
Dolomite
Duftite
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Gartrellite
Goethite
Gold
Hematite
Hemimorphite
Iodargyrite
Jarosite
Jonassonite
Kobellite
Limonite
Mackinawite
Magnetite
Malachite
Mandarinoite ?
Marcasite
Mimetite
Muscovite
Olivenite
Philipsbornite
Plumbogummite
Pyrite
Pyromorphite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Segnitite
Silver
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Stannite
Tenorite
Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite
Ungemachite ?
Wulfenite


185 entries listed. 64 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Australia
 
  • New South Wales
    • Robinson Co.
      • Cobar
        • Cobar

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