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Rocky River mine, Corinna-Savage River district, Tasmania, Australia

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A long abandoned mine on the banks of the Whyte River. It contained some massive magnetite=pyrite bodies, with local zones rich in gold, copper and nickel.





Mineral List:
  		•  Annabergite
    Ni
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Digenite
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Gersdorffite
    NiAsS
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Nickeline
    NiAs
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Nickelskutterudite
    var: Chloanthite
    NiAs
     
    2
    		 - excess As up to As
     
    2.5
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Siegenite
    from CoNi
     
    2
    		S
     
    4
    		 to NiCo
     
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Skutterudite
    (Co,Fe,Ni)As
     
    2-3
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]


    13 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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