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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mineMine
Mount Lyell MinesGroup of Mines
QueenstownTown
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West Coast municipalityMunicipality
TasmaniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 2' 14'' South , 145° 35' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-42.03745,145.59184
GeoHash:
G#: r0x8c52dp
GRN:
S29E77
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gormanston169 (2014)4.2km
Queenstown2,352 (2012)5.6km
Strahan637 (2012)25.3km
West Strahan637 (2014)26.0km
Zeehan845 (2012)27.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
130637
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130637:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f30bbce3-b143-47ef-bfd4-eebb4f79ecc6


A non-operating mine working an exhalative galena-sphalerite-pyrite deposit in Cambrian schistose acid volcanic rocks associated with the Mt Lyell copper deposits.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hulsite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Sn)(BO3)O2
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
R Bottrill colln
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 6 - Borates
β“˜Hulsite6.AB.45(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Sn)(BO3)O2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
Bβ“˜ Hulsite(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Sn)(BO3)O2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Hulsite(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Sn)(BO3)O2
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Hulsite(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Sn)(BO3)O2
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Hulsite(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Sn)(BO3)O2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Snβ“˜ Hulsite(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Sn)(BO3)O2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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References

??Seccombe, P.K., Downes, P.M., Ashley, P.M., Brathwaite, R.L., Green, G.R., Murray, C.G., and Rubenach, M.J., 2005, Skarns of Southwest Pacific, in Meinert, L.D., Dipple, G.M., and Nicolescu, S., World skarn deposits, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.H.F., Goldfarb, R.J., and Richards, J.P., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume: Littleton, Colorado, Society of Economic Geologists, p. 299-Β–336, CD Supplemental Appendices, 13 p. with 6 tables.
Corbett, K. D. & Quilty, P. G. & Calver, Clive R. & Pongratz, June. & Geological Society of Australia. Tasmanian Division, issuing body. (2014). Geological evolution of Tasmania. Sydney, NSW : Geological Society of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
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