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Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, Victoria, Australia

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The Wombat Hole prospect worked on a small copper deposit hosted by a coarse-grained grossular-vesuvianite skarn formed in a megaclast of Lower Silurian limestone.



References:
- Birch, W. D., Henry, D. A. and Pring, A. (1995): A new occurrence of mrazekite from Benambra, Victoria, Australia. Mineral. Rec. 26, 107-113.
- D.A. Henry : "Copper, bismuth, tellurium and gold mineralisation in the Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek, Victoria, Australia", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.





Mineral List:
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Bismite
    Bi
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Description: Poorly-crystalline bismite containing tellurium.
    Reference: []
  		•  Bismutite
    (BiO)
     
    2
    		CO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
  		•  Eulytine
    Bi
     
    4
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Gold
    var: Electrum
    (Au, Ag)
    Reference: []
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  Hedleyite
    Bi
     
    7
    		Te
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Mrázekite
    Bi
     
    2
    		Cu
     
    3
    		[O|OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
    Site Photo
    Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, Victoria, Australia
    © Steve Sorrell
  		•  Namibite
    Cu(BiO)
     
    2
    		(VO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
    Habit: isolated hemispheres and coatings of very thin tabular xls
    Colour: pistachio-green to black
    Reference: [Dunning, G.E. & Cooper, J.F. (1998): Namibite. A summary of World Occurrences. Mineralogical Record 29, 163-166]
    Site Photo
    Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  Pucherite
    BiVO
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
    Site Photo
    Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  Rucklidgeite
    (Bi,Pb)
     
    3
    		Te
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Schumacherite
    Bi
     
    3
    		[O|OH|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.]
    Site Photo
    Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  Sulphotsumoite
    Bi
     
    3
    		Te
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: []
  		•  Tsumoite
    BiTe
    Reference: []
  		•  Vesuvianite
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, Victoria, Australia
    © Judy Rowe
  		•  Wittichenite
    Cu
     
    3
    		BiS
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]


    22 entries listed. 21 valid minerals.

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