Cliff Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cliff Mine | Mine |
| Trial Harbour district | District |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 55' 14'' South , 145° 9' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 15.4km |
| West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 28.9km |
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 29.3km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 35.2km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 37.5km |
An abandoned old tin prospect in Devonian Heemskirk granite, situated atop a sea cliff, on Wheel Bay, about 54km N of Remine. It contains some small workings in granite containing veins and pods of quartz and tourmaline, plus minor cassiterite.
Description workings on a quartz tourmaline vein up to 0.7m wide include a shaft and an adit
Locality ~1.5km northwest of Trial Harbour
Host Rock Ages Devonian
Mineralisation Ages Devonian
Form Vein (single, sheet, saddle)
Rock Type granite
Commodities Tin
Gangue Kaolinite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: Blissett, AH, 1962 Zeehan. Tasmania Dept of Mines Geol. Survey Expl. Rept., K55-5-50. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Blissett, AH, 1962 Zeehan. Tasmania Dept of Mines Geol. Survey Expl. Rept., K55-5-50. |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Blissett, AH, 1962 Zeehan. Tasmania Dept of Mines Geol. Survey Expl. Rept., K55-5-50. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Blissett, AH, 1962 Zeehan. Tasmania K55-5-50. MRT Document ER7914S0: Geological Survey Explanatory Report, One Mile Geological Map Series, Sheet 50 (7914S), Zeehan.
MRT Document UR1929_143_150: Report on Packers Creek (Formerly Cliff) Tin Mine
MRT Document UR1943_112_134: Report on South Heemskirk tin field.
Company Report - Onshore 76_1163: Report on the Federation Area, E.L. 11/76
Company Report - Onshore 80_1466: Federation Area, E.L. 11/76, Annual Report 1979-80.
MRT Document GSB21: The South Heemskirk Tin Field
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