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The Peak Gold Mine, Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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The Peak Gold MineMine
CobarMining District
Robinson Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 33' 56'' South , 145° 52' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-31.56556,145.87583
GeoHash:
G#: r4rsrmxt3
GRN:
S22E88
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cobar4,199 (2017)8.6km
Nymagee102 (2017)69.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
28492
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28492:4
GUID (UUID V4):
e45e3f67-c8d3-44cd-ac3d-33c856b7c48b


A gold(-lead) mine is located approximately 6 miles South of Cobar.

Multiple vein. Includes Silver Peak, Brown-Conqueror, Blue, Big and Lady Greaves lodes.

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Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Berzelianite
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Berzelianite2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x β‰ˆ 0.12)
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SeSelenium
Seβ“˜ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Rocks & Minerals: 22:327.
Plibersek, P.F. (1982) Structure, stratigraphy, wall rock alteration and mineralization of "The Peak", near Cobar, New South Wales. B.App Sc. thesis, New South Wales Institute of Technology, Sydney (unpublished).
Shields, P. (1986) Mineralogy, alteration, structure, fluid inclusions and genesis of "The Peak" deposit, Cobar, N.S.W. B.App.Sc. project report, New South Wales Institute of Tecnology, Sydney, 174 pages (unpublished).
Hinman, M.E., Scott, A. (1990) The Peak gold deposit. In (Hughes F.E.ed.) Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea, pp 1345-1351. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Monograph 14.
Hinman, M.E. (1991) Paragenesis of a syn-to post-cleavage, multistage, base and precious metal ore system at Peak, Cobar, NSW. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Australia, Record 1990 195,33-34.
Hinman, M.E. (1991) Structural setting of mineralization at Peak, Cobar, N.S.W. Conference on Tectonics and Metallogenesis of the Lachlan Fold Belt. Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 29, p 25.
Gilligan, L.B., Byrnes, J.G. (1995) Cobar Metallogenic Map 1:250 000. Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets SH/55-14. Geological Survey of New South Wales
Leverett, P., McKinnon, A.R., Sharpe, J.L., Williams, P.A. (2005) Secondary minerals from the central Cobar mines. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 75-82.
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