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West Comet Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia

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Other than the Comet-Maestri, the West Comet mine (1890-1910) produced more silver and lead than any other mine in the Dundas field. The workings, ~2 km east of Dundas, were formerly part of the Mt Dundas mine (on the Dundas Prospecting Association lease) and/or the Central Dundas mine, but in 1896 the two companies amalgamated to form the West Comet mine. Rod Williams worked the mine for crocoite during the 1970's and presently John Bishop is doing some mining there.





Mineral List:
  		•  Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Bottrill et al., in prep]
    Site Photo
    West Comet Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
     
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Bottrill et al., in prep]
  		•  Atacamite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
    Reference: [Bottrill et al., in prep]
  		•  Bindheimite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Sb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
    Reference: [Bottrill et al., in prep]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Bottrill et al., in prep]
  		•  Cerussite
    var: Chrome-Cerussite
    Reference: [Australian Journal of Mineralogy (2006) 12: 93-99]
    Site Photo
    West Comet Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Cervantite
    Sb
    3+
     
    		Sb
    5+
     
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Bottrill et al., in prep]
  		•  Chlorargyrite
    AgCl
    Reference: [Bottrill et al., in prep]
  		•  Crocoite
    Pb(CrO
     
    4
    		)
    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: 648; Bottrill et al., in prep]
    Site Photo
    West Comet Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
    © Steve Sorrell
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Bottrill et al., in prep]
  		•  Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Bottrill, R.S., Williams, P., Dohnt, S., Sorrell, S. and Kemp, N.R. (submitted). Crocoite and associated minerals from Dundas and other locations in Tasmania. Australian Journal of Mineralogy.]
  		•  'Serpentine Group'
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]
  		•  Stichtite
    Mg
     
    6
    		Cr
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania]


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