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Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

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Large opencut mine known for a wealth of secondary mineral species.

NOTE: Material from this opencut (and also the Block 14 Opencut) which was fairly rich in secondary minerals could be collected in the 1990s on designated dumps on the mine site of the Pinnacles mine http://www.mindat.org/loc-5752.html).



References:
- Birch, W.D. and Van Der Heyden, A. (1988): Minerals from the Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Mineralogical Record: 19: 425-436.
- Elliott, P. (1996): Mimetite and Wulfenite from the Kintore Opencut Broken Hill New South Wales. Mineralogical Record, 27, 375-380.
- Birch, W.D. and van der Heyden, A. (1997): Minerals of the Kintore and Block 14 open cuts at Broken Hill NSW. Australian Journal of Mineralogy: 3: 23-71.
- Birch, W.D. (1999). Minerals of Broken Hill. Publisher Broken Hill Council (Melbourne).
- Grey, I. E., Mumme, W. G., Bordet, P. & Mills, S. J. (2008) A new crystal-chemical variation of the alunite-type structure in monoclinic PbZn0.5Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)6, Canadian Mineralogist, 46(5), 1355–1364.
- Mills, S. J., Grey, I. E., Mumme, W. G., Miyawaki, R., Matsubara, S., Bordet, P., Birch, W. D. & Raudsepp, M. (2008) Kolitschite, Pb[Zn0.5,0.5]Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)6, a new mineral from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 14(2), 63–67.




Group 1 - Elements
  		• Copper1.AA.05
    Cu
  		• Graphite1.CB.05a
    C
  		• Silver1.AA.05
    Ag
  		• Sulphur1.CC.05
    S
     
    8
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Arsenopyrite2.EB.20
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
  		• Chalcopyrite2.CB.10a
    CuFeS
     
    2
  		• Covellite2.CA.05a
    CuS
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Hawleyite2.CB.05a
    CdS
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Atacamite3.DA.10a
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
  		• Boleite3.DB.15
    KPb
     
    26
    		Ag
     
    9
    		Cu
     
    24
    		(OH)
     
    48
    		Cl
     
    62
  		• Bromargyrite3.AA.15
    AgBr
  		• Chlorargyrite3.AA.15
    AgCl
  		• Connellite3.DA.25
    Cu
     
    19
    		[(OH)
     
    32
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|Cl
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Iodargyrite3.AA.10
    AgI
  		• Marshite3.AA.05
    CuI
  		• Miersite (TL)3.AA.05
    (Ag,Cu)I
  		• Paratacamite3.DA.10c
    Cu
     
    3
    		(Cu,Zn)[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
     
    2
  		• Tocornalite ?3.AA.10
    (Ag,Hg)I
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Bindheimite4.DH.20
    Pb
     
    2
    		Sb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
  		• Chalcophanite4.FL.20
    (Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Coronadite4.DK.05
    Pb(Mn,Mn)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
  		• Cryptomelane4.DK.10
    K(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
  		• Cuprite4.AA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gahnite4.BB.05
    ZnAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Opal
    var: Opal-AN    		4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Aragonite5.AB.15
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Aurichalcite5.BA.15
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Azurite5.BA.05
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20a
    (Ce,La)[F|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Cerussite5.AB.15
    PbCO
     
    3
  		• Dolomite5.AB.10
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Hydrocerussite5.BE.10
    Pb
     
    3
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Hydrozincite5.BA.15
    Zn
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Leadhillite5.BF.40
    Pb
     
    4
    		SO
     
    4
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Malachite5.BA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Rhodochrosite5.AB.05
    MnCO
     
    3
  		• Rosasite5.BA.10
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Shannonite5.BE.05
    Pb
     
    2
    		[O|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Smithsonite5.AB.05
    ZnCO
     
    3
  		• Zincrosasite5.BA.10
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Anglesite7.AD.35
    PbSO
     
    4
  		• Antlerite7.BB.15
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Brochantite7.BB.25
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Chalcanthite7.CB.20
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Fornacite7.FC.10
    Pb
     
    2
    		Cu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		|CrO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Goslarite
    var: Mangangoslarite    		7.CB.40
    ZnSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Jarosite7.BC.10
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Ktenasite7.DD.20
    Zn(Cu,Zn)
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Langite7.DD.10
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Linarite7.BC.65
    PbCu[(OH)
     
    2
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Natrojarosite7.BC.10
    NaFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Plumbojarosite7.BC.10
    PbFe
    3+
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
  		• Schulenbergite7.DD.80
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    7
    		[(OH)
     
    10
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Serpierite7.DD.30
    Ca(Cu,Zn)
     
    4
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Spangolite7.DD.15
    Cu
     
    6
    		Al[(OH)
     
    12
    		|Cl|SO
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Stolzite7.GA.05
    Pb[WO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Vauquelinite7.FC.05
    Pb
     
    2
    		Cu[OH|PO
     
    4
    		|CrO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Wulfenite7.GA.05
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Adamite8.BB.30
    Zn
     
    2
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
      var: Cuprian Adamite8.BB.30
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    2
    		AsO
     
    4
    		OH
  		• Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15
    (Y,Ca)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,HAsO
     
    4
    		)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Arseniosiderite8.DH.30
    Ca
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		[O
     
    2
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Bayldonite8.BH.45
    Cu
     
    3
    		Pb[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Beraunite8.DC.27
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Beudantite8.BL.05
    PbFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Carminite8.BH.30
    PbFe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Chalcosiderite8.DD.15
    Cu(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Conichalcite8.BH.35
    CaCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Corkite8.BL.05
    PbFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Cornwallite8.BD.05
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Crandallite8.BL.10
    CaAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Cyrilovite8.DL.10
    NaFe
    3+
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Dufrénite8.DK.15
    Ca
     
    0.5
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Duftite8.BH.35
    PbCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Faustite8.DD.15
    (Zn,Cu)Al
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gartrellite8.CG.20
    Pb(Cu,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Zn)
     
    2
    		[AsO
     
    4
    		,SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2(H
     
    2
    		O,OH)
  		• Hidalgoite8.BL.05
    PbAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Hinsdalite8.BL.05
    PbAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Hopeite8.CA.30
    Zn
     
    3
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kidwellite8.DK.20
    NaFe
    3+
    9
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kintoreite (TL)8.BL.10
    PbFe
    3+
    3
    		[(OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
  		• Kleemanite8.DC.17
    ZnAl
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kolitschite (TL)8.BM.10
    PbZn
     
    0.5
    		Fe
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    6
  		• Leucophosphite8.DH.10
    KFe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mawbyite (TL)8.CG.15
    Pb(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Zn)
     
    2
    		[AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2(OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
  		• Mimetite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Mottramite8.BH.40
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Natrodufrénite8.DK.15
    NaFe
    2+
     
    		(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al)
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Olivenite8.BB.30
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10
    KFe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 6-7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Philipsbornite8.BL.10
    PbAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Plumbogummite8.BL.10
    PbAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pseudomalachite8.BD.05
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Pyromorphite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Rockbridgeite8.BC.10
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Sampleite8.DG.05
    NaCaCu
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Scorodite8.CD.10
    Fe
    3+
     
    		AsO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Segnitite (TL)8.BL.10
    PbFe
    3+
    3
    		[(OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
  		• Strengite8.CD.10
    FePO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Tarbuttite8.BB.35
    Zn
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Tsumcorite8.CG.15
    Pb(Zn,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2(H
     
    2
    		O,OH)
  		• Turquoise8.DD.15
    Cu(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Variscite8.CD.10
    AlPO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Chrysocolla9.ED.20
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hemimorphite9.BD.10
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kaolinite9.ED.05
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Spessartine9.AD.25
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Apatite'-
  		• 'Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series'-
  		• Illite-
    K
     
    0.65
    		A
     
    2.0
    		 [][Al
     
    0.65
    		Si,
     
    3.35
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
  		• 'Rhabdophane'-


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