Lady Alice Mine, Humbug Scrub Diggings, Barossa and Para Wirra Goldfields, Williamstown, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 41' 53'' South , 138° 49' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| One Tree Hill | 1,266 (2015) | 5.2km |
| Williamstown | 2,654 (2012) | 6.8km |
| Cockatoo Valley | 481 (2014) | 8.3km |
| Kersbrook | 640 (2012) | 9.7km |
| Mount Crawford | 358 (2012) | 12.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tea Tree Gully Gem and Mineral Club | Tea Tree Gully, South Australia | 15km |
| Northern Districts Gem and Mineral Club | Salisbury North, South Australia | 19km |
| Mildura District Gem & Mineral Club Inc | Mildura, South Australia | 20km |
| Enfield Gem and Mineral Club | Enfield, South Australia | 27km |
| Adelaide Detector Club Inc. | Broadview, South Australia | 27km |
Mindat Locality ID:
13980
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13980:0
GUID (UUID V4):
629b70a4-3448-4dc7-96c4-6d0bffc0a27b
A gold and copper mine within the Para Wirra Goldfields. Discovered in 1871 by G. Goddard, who with three others sunk a 40 foot shaft, obtaining some rich quartz. Worked intermittently between 1871 and 1879, it produced Β£22,000 worth of gold and Β£4000 worth of copper, though not particularly profitably. Later work in the 1880-90's with Government subsidies resulted in a shaft being sunk to 250 feet. Small parcels of high-grade gold ore were sent to the Petersburg Cyanide Works, including material from a new reef discovered in May 1904.
Chiefly known from a mineral collecting aspect for the occurrence of specimens of botryoidal chalcopyrite "blister copper" similar to those from Cornish localities. On a micro-scale these consist of rhythmically-banded chalcopyrite layers with lesser bornite layers and minor covellite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Brannerite Formula: UTi2O6 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Previously 'Brown H.Y.L, (1908), Record of Mines of South Australia, Government Printer, South Australia, 4ed.' was listed as the reference for this mineral.
Although Brown lists copper sulfides, the language of the day in which he wrote this book, and the common occurrence of chalcocite as a primary copper sulfide at many South Australian mines, makes it difficult to use this as a reference for a specific mineral.
Its occurrence however is confirmed by B. Grguric. |
| β Clausthalite Formula: PbSe |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β Empressite Formula: AgTe |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| β Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Empressite | 2.CB.80 | AgTe |
| β | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Brannerite | 4.DH.05 | UTi2O6 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
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