Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Broken Hill Proprietary Mine | Mine |
| Broken Hill | City |
| Broken Hill district | Mining District |
| Yancowinna Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 57' 59'' South , 141° 27' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill | 18,430 (2015) | 1.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill Mineral Club | Broken Hill, New South Wales | 1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
6765
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6765:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ff0cac6e-e5a4-431a-9f00-a7ac51bba4f1
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine
Main shafts: Delprat shaft (sublocality) and Stewart shaft.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Dyscrasite | 2.AA.35 | Ag3Sb |
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| β | Jalpaite | 2.BA.45 | Ag3CuS2 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Gudmundite | 2.EB.20 | FeSbS |
| β | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
| β | Willyamite | 2.EB.25 | CoSbS |
| β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| β | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Miersite | 3.AA.05 | (Ag,Cu)I |
| β | Marshite (TL) | 3.AA.05 | CuI |
| β | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
| β | Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| β | 3.AA.15 | AgCl | |
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| β | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Raspite (TL) | 4.DG.20 | Pb(WO4) |
| β | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| β | Bernalite | 4.FC.05 | Fe(OH)3 Β· nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| β | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| β | Stolzite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Mottramite | 8.BH.40 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| β | Bayldonite | 8.BH.45 | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite' | - | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Wad' | - | |
| β | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| β | 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Bernalite | Fe(OH)3 · nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25) |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Bernalite | Fe(OH)3 · nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25) |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | β Minium | Pb3O4 |
| O | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Raspite | Pb(WO4) |
| O | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Gudmundite | FeSbS |
| S | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| S | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | β Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | β Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| S | β Willyamite | CoSbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | β Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | β Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Bernalite | Fe(OH)3 · nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25) |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Gudmundite | FeSbS |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | β Willyamite | CoSbS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| Cu | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Marshite | CuI |
| Cu | β Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Cu | β Miersite | (Ag,Cu)I |
| Cu | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Br | Bromine | |
| Br | β Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | β Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| Ag | β Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| Ag | β Iodargyrite | AgI |
| Ag | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| Ag | β Miersite | (Ag,Cu)I |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Ag | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | β Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| Sb | β Gudmundite | FeSbS |
| Sb | β Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Sb | β Ullmannite | NiSbS |
| Sb | β Willyamite | CoSbS |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | β Iodargyrite | AgI |
| I | β Marshite | CuI |
| I | β Miersite | (Ag,Cu)I |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Raspite | Pb(WO4) |
| W | β Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | β Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Minium | Pb3O4 |
| Pb | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Raspite | Pb(WO4) |
| Pb | β Stolzite | Pb(WO4) |
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Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia