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Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

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Currently (2008) redeveloped mine immediately SE of Broken Hill.



References:
- Ramdohr, P. (1950): Die Lagerstätte von Broken Hill in New South Wales. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333 (in German).
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 79.





Mineral List:
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Bechererite
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    6
    		Zn
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    12
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		,HSiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [M.E. Ciriotti, 2006, probed EDX+XRD]
    Site Photo
    Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
    © Leon Hupperichs
  		•  Boleite
    KPb
     
    26
    		Ag
     
    9
    		Cu
     
    24
    		(OH)
     
    48
    		Cl
     
    62
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 79.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
    Site Photo
    Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
    © Greg Murray
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1894 10 : 326-327]
    Site Photo
    Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
    © 2004 GreatZen
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Cobaltite
    CoAsS
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1894 10 : 326-327]
    Site Photo
    Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
    © Andrew Tuma
  		•  Cubanite
    CuFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1894 10 : 326-327]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Gahnite
    ZnAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
    Site Photo
    Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
    © Greg Murray
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Gudmundite
    FeSbS
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Löllingite
    FeAs
     
    2
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Nantokite
    CuCl
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1894 10 : 326-327]
  		•  Pyrargyrite
    Ag
     
    3
    		SbS
     
    3
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
    © Greg Murray
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1894 10 : 326-327]
  		•  Rhodonite
    MnSiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
    Site Photo
    Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Safflorite
    (Co,Fe,Ni)As
     
    2
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: []
  		•  Smithsonite
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
    © Greg Murray
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Stannite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Fe,Zn)SnS
     
    4
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Valleriite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Cu)
     
    4
    		(Mg,Al)
     
    3
    		[(OH,O)
     
    6
    		|S
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Ramdohr, P. (1950): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 2(4), 291-333.]
  		•  Wurtzite
    (Zn,Fe)S
    Reference: []


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