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Sphalerite from
Talisker Mine, Cape Jervis, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Talisker Mine, Cape Jervis, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:133806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:133806:5
GUID (UUID V4):fede2f7d-2e5a-4002-9881-1ccc17f4ada6
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
27.9km (17.3 miles) Barritts Mine (Carrickalinga Silver Mine; Queen Mary Mine; Wheal Mary), Carrickalinga, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
31.8km (19.8 miles) Myponga Silver Mine, Carrickalinga, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
73.9km (45.9 miles) Mount Malvern Mine, Chandlers Hill, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
76.2km (47.3 miles) Almanda mine (Wheal Maria mine; Wheal Mary Anne mine), Cherry Gardens, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
80.6km (50.1 miles) Angas Mine, Strathalbyn, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
80.8km (50.2 miles) Strathalbyn Mine (Strathalbyn North; Monster Lode), Strathalbyn, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
85.1km (52.9 miles) Wheal Ellen, Strathalbyn, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
86.2km (53.6 miles) Glen Osmond Mine, Glen Osmond, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
92.5km (57.5 miles) Balhannah Copper and Bismuth Mine, Balhannah, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
94.2km (58.5 miles) Aclare Mine, Callington, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
taken from the Library NN GU 1900 TP CATALOGUE SOUTH OF AUSTRALIAN MINERALS: 1983 by R.J. Noble...Government Printer, South Australia, 1983 REF 349.994, N668c Noble, R. A. Catalogue of South Australian minerals...(Robert John), 1946—supiic LIBRARY Catalogue of South Australian minerals: 1983. Bibliography. ISBN 0...Mineralogy—South Australia. |. Just, J. (Juri). Il. Johnson, J. E. (James Eric). Ill. South Australia. Dept...and Energy. IV. Title. (Series: Handbook (South Australia. Dept. of Mines and Energy); 7) 549.99423
Book
EXCHANGE V** I ^ is- CATALOGUE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MINERALS, WITH THE MINES AND OTHER LOCALITIES... LL, BKQWN, F.G.S., GOVERNMENT GEOLOGIST. ADELAIDE BY AUTHORITY: C. E. BRISTOW, : GOVERNMENT PRINTER...PRINTER, NORTH-TERRACE. 1893. CATALOGUE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MINERALS, WITH THE MINES AND OTHER LOCALITIES...Y. L, BROWN, F.G.S., GOVERNMENT GEOLOGIST. ADELAIDE BY AUTHORITY: C. E. : BRISTOW, GOVERNMENT PRINTER... " Ajax, Line and 8 7 ' ' 10 For "Coronet Mine'" Coronet Hill. For ' ' " three miles " after
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cambrian Nairne Pyrite Member, Kanmantoo Group, South Australia T ⁎ C. Dakota Conna, Paul G. Sprya, , Dan...elements Pyrite Pyrrhotite Nairne Pyrite Member Australia The trace element composition of pyrite has been...pyrite and pyrrhotite, along with minor amounts of sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and galena, are used to evaluate...Cambrian Nairne Pyrite Member (NPM), South Australia. The NPM and the Mt. Torrens Pb-Zn-Ag prospect, which...Cu, 25 ppm Zn, and 15 ppm Pb, whereas Py1 in the Mt. Torrens prospect contains mean values of 2312 ppm
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the sediment-hosted Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit, South Australia: Mineralogical considerations Meaghan V. Pollock...the sediment-hosted Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit, South Australia: Mineralogical considerations, Ore Geology...the sediment-hosted Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit, South Australia: 2 Mineralogical considerations 3 4 Meaghan...Iowa 50011-3212, U.S.A. 9 b 10 c 11 d 12 Australia 2000 Department of Geological and Atmospheric... 23 Windsor Street, Fullarton, 5063, South Australia, Australia, Robust Resources, Level 34, Gateway
Book
MINERALS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA by J. E. Johnson and J. M. Scrymgour * i *• 1 £• ? -ts-7. mm? m ty... ■- y Extract from “South Australian Year Book 1975“ Minerals of South Australia Contributed by J. E...and J. M. Scrymgour, South Australian Museum The mineral potential of South Australia was recognised from...his services as a geologist to the newly-formed South Australian Company in May 1836 and was appointed...at Glen Osmond a few miles from Adelaide, and the colony’s first mine, the Wheal Gawler, began operations
Report (Issue volume)
+ 4, Mineral Fe # — of Australia and™ Papua New Guinea ...O02unse Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea The COVER PHOTOGRAPH shows...Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 1. Metals 6.* Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 2. Coal 7...Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 3. Petroleum 8.* Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 4. Industrial...New Zealand Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and 1982 Eds D.A. Berkman and W. Ryall Ed. D
Catalog/List
Sulphur Gold Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen...17K 339A 72D Mineral Stibnite & secondaries Sphalerite Realgar & Orpiment Realqar Cinnabar Stibnite...Chalcoovrite Loellingite Arsenopyrite Sphalerite& Hydrozincite Sphalerite, Baryte/Calcite Galena Galena Galena...Chalcopyrite on Dolomite Arsenopyrite Sphalerite var Marmetite Sphalerite Sphalerite Berthierite Cinnabar Wheal...The Knipe, S.Scotland Ow A2 Price £1 Coldberrv Mine Corsica A2 A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The
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Cu UO PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on ropk, £3 ( b) IxhaJ...Phlogopite Mica. (Possibly slightly radioactive)(Palabora Mine,S.Africa lxl £5 1x2 £10 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...brown areas in matrix. (Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia) 1cm £3 1 x 14 ins £7 097 CHLOANTHITE...sections in matrix with Eudialyte.Rare not Rich (Umba Mine,Lovozero Massif,Kola Russia) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 239...silvery areas in matrix with Tellurite. (La Bambolla Mine Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico) lxl £10 14 x 54 ins £5
Journal (issue)
Special issue on the minerals of Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham...(2000) Famous mineral localities: Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England 20:7-37 Bevins, R... D. (1999) Famous mineral localities: Ting Tang mine, Gwennap, Cornwall 19:18-23 CLARK, A.M. (1998) Earth's...P. (1995) Crystallized Enargite from the Gregory mine, Ashover, Derbyshire 15:28-29 DAY, B. (1998) Collecting...from Boulby mine, Cleveland 14:4-8 __& McCALLUM, D. (1993) Millerite from Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead
Catalog/List
pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x H £2.50 1x1 £4...and Be Mica white cleavages in Muscovite. (Harding Mine,Taos County, New Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 1x2 £7 097 CHLOANTHITE...MINERAL !! dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 151 LEUCOSPHENITE...Li (Fe Mn) Ti SiO, possible Mountainite,(white) (Mt Karnasurt Lovozero,Kola,Russia) H x 'h £6 229 MELANOCERITE...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH U
Journal (issue)
Livingstone, Edinburgh, U.K. I.R. Plimer, Parkville, Australia R.E. Starkey. Bromsgrove, U.K. R.F. Symes, London...London, U.K. P.A. Williams, Kingswood, Australia B. Young, Newcastle, U.K. Aims and Scope: The Journal...siderite. Ferndale , Rhondda Fach, Mid Glamorgan , south Wales. Peter Wallace specimen and photograph. JOURNAL...applications (Review) J. Naden 63 Mineralogy of Snelston mine, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England P.S. Jackman... with rauenthalite or phaunouxite, from Ivy Tor mine, Devon, England R.S. W Braithwaite, M.G.H. Merry
Catalog/List
pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4...About l/2ins size. (Wolfram Camp North Queensland,Australia) £12 063 CAVANSITE Ca (V 0 ) SiO Looks like a...Li (Fe Mn) Ti SiO, possible Mountainite,(white) (Mt Karnasurt Lovozero,Kola,Russia) 54 x 54 £6 229 MELANOCERITE...guite rich black masses in matrix (Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH UNUSUAL
Catalog/List
micro crystatals on 4mm matrix. (Ht Yukspor, Kola Peninsula, Russia) E2.80 026 BERTRMIDITE Be/4 Si/2 0/7 (OH)2...'I'y;ielocation.Pale pinkish white ~l~tes on matrix. (Mt K2:nasurt,Lovozero, Kola) 5mmE2.00 lem E4.00 229...masses in matrix (K2r~asijrt Hl1e, Revda, Kola Peninsula, Russla) 1~1 E2.SO lx2 ins ES 361 SEii::CZE:...displayed on matrix size 2xl.5ins (Lujavre Urt. Kols Peninsula Russia) ElO 396 SULVAtlITECu/3 VS/! bronzy area...plates on maoveUssingit (UmbaHine, Reuda, Kola Peninsula Russia) (6mmpure plate E3) l x ~ EG lxl ins E9
Catalog/List
interest in thj_s catalogue: I I il' From Australia there are four minerals from their Type Locations:...Fe SILICATE) black masses in Actinolite. (Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan,Sweden) lxl n.10 2 mmred Almandinein...ANALCITE white crystals well covering Basalt.{Talisker Bay,Skye Scotland). lxl 60p lx2 El.20 Cl8 .M{DALUSITE...pea size mdsses & crusts on Quartz (Les Anglais Mine, Massiac,Brouse France) lxl 70p lx2 El.20 054 BINDHEH11Tfi:...this rare mineral in½ to 1" matrix. (Kowdor Kola Peninsula Russia) E4.SO 059 BOEHMITE crearnywhite micro
Catalog/List
miles from junction 5 or junction 6 of the M5, just south of Droitwich. National Grid Reference [SO 875 618]...have gone slightly too far. If travelling from the south, leave the M5 at junction 6, take the A4538 through...Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 – Fluorite, chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope...17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon. South Molton. [SS 652 290]. Ex Keat's collection, c. 1820...green stock label. SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section
Catalog/List
sunbust effect , cut and polished slab 2.5 xl .5 Mine de L' Etoile Congo £20 3. LEPIDOLITE, choice display...fine pale green fibrous mass with some quartz. 3x2 South Norway £6 Selasvatn 9. TOURMALINE dark green elongated...NATIVE SILVER thin sheet about lxl.5 inches La Noria mine, San Martin, Zacatecas Mexico £15 , 16. NATIVE COPPER...nice Ix 2.5 inch exposed cleavage surface. Mission Mine, Pima County, Arizona USA £25 17. GRAPHITE, pure...up well for display. interesting location Niobec Mine, Quebec, Canada £25 19. PYRITE a very sharp 2cm
Catalog/List
inside the cavity. Great example. £4. AGATE, oChil Hills, Scotland. A). 3.8x3x0.5cm. A lovely slice showing...colours than A. £5. 3. ALSTONITE, Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumbria. 4x3.5x3.2cm. Ex D. Hoyle coll...xtls. Quite pretty specimen. £3. 6. ANALCIME, Talisker Bay, Isle of Skye. 10x5x5cm. A darkish matrix...xtls. A fine example. £6. 7. ANATASE, Virtuos Lady mine, Devon. l.4xl.5xlcm. A MM with a micro xtl of sparkly...top. £4. IO. APATITE, llarding's Vein. · Carrock mine, Caldbeck fells, Cumbria. 5x4x2.5cm . One fairly
Catalog/List
Greenish, sparse, acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...215 69 3 11 Rich white crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Mohave ½x½£3 _P_b_S_iO_13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Hornblende ALLANITE Black areas in actinolite Bastnas Mine Sweden lxl £1.20 CeYFeSiO Quite attractive blue-grey...Grey veins in and on matrix, some with Fallowfield mine, Ix½ ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 Alstonite micros. Hexharn...ALUMOHYDROCALCITE A rare British mineral. Rich white veins South Bay, Scarborough ½x½£3 Ca Al CO/3 and masses in
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4 TINZENITE rich, orange mass on quartz Cassagna Mine, Liguria Italy 2 x 2.5cm £7 7 "MOHAWKITE" a burnjshed...surface . good coverage about 1.5mm thick Cassagna Mine, Ne ,Graveglia Valley, Liguria Italy, I collected...with some reddish hematite areas 6x3.5x2cm Benallt Mine , Rhiw, Llyen North Wales £20 28 OLIVINE "bomb"...4x4 and l cm thick Wiperminga Hill, Olary South Australia £8 39 STILPNOMELANE on QUARTZ thin brown coating...crystalline area of Celsian on one side 6x5cm Benallt Mine Lleyn North wales £18 45 OLENITE/ROSSMANITE , on
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s~£ci"";cm. 2-tx2xlt". £24.00. 2. AJoITE. ~ew Cornalia Mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, U.S.A. Rich, light greenish...£2.50; Specimen C - 2xlixlt". £1.50. ANALCIME. Talisker, Isle of Sky, Scotland. A lxl" cavity in 8asalt...together ltxlixli". £3.25. 6. ANGLESITE. Wallclose Mine, Nr. Matlock, Derbyshire. Dark creamy coloured well...intergrown on Sphalerite/Arsenopyrite matrix, with odd sharp black crystals of Sphalerite to ~" in size... £4.50. AZURITE. Burra~Burra, Yorke Pen., S. Australia. Bright blue sharp bladed crystals to 4 mm. in
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Phosphate Pure gre:• cl~,1·-.:2~l1: r2ss. (lZeysto":c,South r::';Gtil, USA) l~l 701 lx2 f1.20 L2 f2. -:~· ~::3...Zeolite Group White crystals well covering Basalt. {Talisker Bay, Skye ,. Scotland) lxl 60p lx2 fl.30 018 AUDALUSITE...brown radiations in matrix. Rich pieces (Kola Peninsula, Russia) lxl f3 043 BARIUM PHARHACOSIDERITE Ba...bright orange red micro crystals in slag. (Cetine mine, Sienna Italy) 061 BRITHOLIT8 Ce. Ce ca Si0/4 P0/4...pure greenish Scorodite (Fe Arsenate) (Gold Hill Mine,TooeleCountyUtah) ½" size El.SO lxl f4 lx2 ED 231
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811, Australia US Geological Survey, Mail Stop 973, Denver Federal...we analysed natural fluid inclusions hosted in sphalerite and compared them to crush and leach ion chromatography...well-studied regional metamorphic suite in South Australia demonstrate that Cl and Br can be quantified...to metamorphic scapolite from the Adelaide Fold Belt, South Australia, to show changes in fluid composition...from Bancroft, Ontario, Canada and Little Chief Mine, Washington, USA, respectively) and scapolites from
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l~lt". £4.50. 6. 7. -. 8. AZURITE. Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A. Bright, sparkling...colourful specimen., 3i;x2txlt". £14.00. AZURITE. TVnagh Mine, Co. Galwav, Eire. Select bright blue small sparkling... 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. -2BARYTES. Hailemoor Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland. Specimen A - Choice...specimen. 3tx2~-x2". £8.00. BARYToCALCITE. Nentsberry Mine, Alston Moor, Cumberland. Fine, sharp, creamy spear-like...mineral and the sample came from an area of the mine known as the Admiralty Flats, a lease which belonged
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matrix hl !3 5 AGARDITE (Ce) r ...fe green micro's Mine, Wolf;_n, West Germany) 'h ins f.3. 60 6 ALBITE...ANALCITE white crystals, well cov2ring Basalt. (Talisker Bay,Skye SC•:;tland) . ~:;1 5C;J 1x2 f1.10 2x2...BERYL pure yellow green massive (Egebeck, N.S.W. AUSTRALIA) 1x1 60p 1x2 fl.10 2x2 f2.40 53 BERYL pure blue...yellow pea size masses &crusts on Quartz (les Anglais Mine, Massiac,Brouse France) lxl 60p 1x2 fl.10 56 BIOTITE...61 BORNITE rich purple mass in matrix.(Gortdrum Mine, Tipperary S.Ireland) location closed. lxl 50p 1x2
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:JJUffJVnUYt -199 6 The Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty \vith its highest peall Worcester...Ancient man created great earth-works on the Malvern Hills, medieval monk: selected sites for their communities...undeveloped hill land is now owned by the Malvern Hills Conservator= ensuring protection of geological sites... Cover Picture Looking North along the Malvern Hills (Original by Archie Miles) -------------${)/lvi�...6W. SW. 9W. ALSTONITE. Jug Vein,Brownley Hill Mine,Nenth ead,Cumbria. Barite-rich matrix fragment topped
 
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