Burrawing Mine (Mortlocks), Tumby Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Burrawing Mine (Mortlocks) | Mine |
Tumby Bay | Bay |
Eyre Peninsula | Peninsula |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 16' 9'' South , 136° 6' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Lipson | 210 (2016) | 5.6km |
Ungarra | 241 (2014) | 11.4km |
Tumby Bay | 1,791 (2016) | 12.1km |
Brooker | 149 (2018) | 27.0km |
Port Neill | 150 (2017) | 27.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
9003
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9003:5
GUID (UUID V4):
7a4428a9-f377-4bfc-a03c-9ed7b0840839
Port Lincoln SI5311
Record of Miness - Summary Card No:3
States;
"Mineral: Copper"
"Location: 2 miles N.W. of Lipson"
"distance from nearest town or station: 22 miles E of Cummins, 7 miles N of Tumby Bay township and port."
"History: Opened approx 1871. Wound up about 1874. Up to 1899 property unworked for 20 years approx. Then Prospecting operations restarted (R.M. 1908 p.39) Β£30,000 was expended on the property for a return of Β£ 6,338 of ore sold (M.R. 1887)"
A copper mine located 12 km North of Tumby Bay.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
β Bismuth Formula: Bi |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
β Copper Formula: Cu |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismuth | Bi |
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