Serpentine Hill asbestos mines, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Serpentine Hill asbestos mines | Group of Mines |
Serpentine Hill | Hill |
North Dundas | - not defined - |
Zeehan mining district | Mining District |
West Coast municipality | Municipality |
Tasmania | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 49' 46'' South , 145° 24' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 8.8km |
Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 11.6km |
Tullah | 196 (2014) | 20.3km |
Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 30.2km |
Gormanston | 169 (2014) | 31.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
271250
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:271250:8
GUID (UUID V4):
5d8ae746-7cf6-4b06-933c-6aa070ca2938
Abandoned asbestos mines.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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