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Adelaide Mine (Adelaide Pty Mine; Adelaide Proprietary Mine), Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 41° 53' 7'' South , 145° 25' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): -41.88528,145.42889
GeoHash:G#: r0x3tr40d
Locality type:Mine
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate


An underground silver-lead mine, now operated as a crocoite specimen mine, and probably the prime source of crocoite in the world.

The host Cambrian ultramafics have been highly altered to serpentinites and galena and dolomite-rich rocks that have been deeply weathered forming crocoite-bearing gossans.

Alternative Label Names

This is a list of additional names that have been recorded for mineral labels associated with this locality in the minID database. This may include previous versions of the locality name hierarchy from mindat.org, data entry errors, and it may also include unconfirmed sublocality names or other names that can only be matched to this level.

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
Adelaide Mine
Adelaide Mine (Adelaide Pty Mine; Adelaide Proprietary Mine), Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Adelaide Mine (Adelaide Pty Mine; Adelaide Proprietary Mine), Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania
Adelaide Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tas

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List


25 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
Bindheimite, etc.

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
ⓘ 'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
Cerussite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: platey to blocky crystals
Colour: white, yellow
Reference: N.R. Kemp and R.S. Bottrill : "Crocoite : mine is from which mine", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
Chrome-Cerussite, etc.

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Cerussite var: Chrome-Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: blocky to platey crystals
Colour: yellow
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
Chalcophanite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
ⓘ Chalcophanite
Formula: (Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
Reference: Bottrill RS & Baker, WE (in prep) Catalogue of Minerals of Tasmania. Mineral Resources Tasmania
Chlorargyrite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 39
Coronadite, etc.

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
ⓘ Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Reference: N.R. Kemp and R.S. Bottrill : "Crocoite : mine is from which mine", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
Crocoite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Crocoite
Formula: PbCrO4
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 & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
Dundasite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Dundasite (TL)
Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Habit: fibrous to botryoidal
Colour: white
Reference: N.R. Kemp and R.S. Bottrill : "Crocoite : mine is from which mine", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Reference: Bottrill & Baker, 2008
Gibbsite, etc.

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Description: Mostly botryoidal, some very fine platey crystal aggregates
Reference: N.R. Kemp and R.S. Bottrill : "Crocoite : mine is from which mine", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
Goethite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: N.R. Kemp and R.S. Bottrill : "Crocoite : mine is from which mine", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
ⓘ Hisingerite
Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Reference: Ralph Bottrill pers comm
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Reference: N.R. Kemp and R.S. Bottrill : "Crocoite : mine is from which mine", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
Mimetite

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Colour: red and yellow crystals
Reference: N.R. Kemp and R.S. Bottrill : "Crocoite : mine is from which mine", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Muscovite var: Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
Philipsbornite, etc.

Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Philipsbornite
Formula: PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Colour: yellow, grey, green
Description: Poorly crystalline
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
ⓘ Stichtite ?
Formula: Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Reference: Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 39

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ'Chlorargyrite'3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
ⓘ'Chalcophanite'4.FL.20(Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘCoronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15γ-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ'Cerussite'5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘvar: Chrome-Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘDundasite (TL)5.DB.10PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
ⓘPhosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘStichtite ?5.DA.50Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ'Anglesite'7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘCrocoite7.FA.20PbCrO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
ⓘPhilipsbornite8.BL.10PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHisingerite9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar: Fuchsite9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘLimonite-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
ⓘGalena2.8.1.1PbS
ⓘSphalerite2.8.2.1ZnS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
ⓘGersdorffite2.12.3.2NiAsS
ⓘPyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
XO(OH)
ⓘGoethite6.1.1.2α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘLepidocrocite6.1.2.2γ-Fe3+O(OH)
X(OH)3
ⓘGibbsite6.3.1.1Al(OH)3
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB2X4
ⓘChromite7.2.3.3Fe2+Cr3+2O4
AB3X7
ⓘChalcophanite7.8.2.1(Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
AB8X16
ⓘCoronadite7.9.1.4Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES
AX
ⓘChlorargyrite9.1.4.1AgCl
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
ⓘCerussite14.1.3.4PbCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite14.1.1.4MnCO3
ⓘSiderite14.1.1.3FeCO3
AB(XO3)2
ⓘDolomite14.2.1.1CaMg(CO3)2
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
ⓘPhosgenite16a.3.4.1Pb2CO3Cl2
Group 16b - HYDRATED CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
ⓘDundasite (TL)16b.2.1.1PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
ⓘStichtite ?16b.6.2.2Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4
ⓘAnglesite28.3.1.3PbSO4
Group 35 - ANHYDROUS CHROMATES
AXO4
ⓘCrocoite35.3.1.1PbCrO4
Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
A5(XO4)3Zq
ⓘMimetite41.8.4.2Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 42 - HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
(AB)2(XO4)Zq·xH2O
ⓘPhilipsbornite42.7.4.2PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Group 44 - ANTIMONATES
A2X2O6(O,OH,F)
ⓘ'Bindheimite'44.1.1.2Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 1:1 layers
ⓘHisingerite71.1.5.2Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
ⓘMuscovite71.2.2a.1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
ⓘQuartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘCerussite
var: Chrome-Cerussite		-PbCO3
ⓘ'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
ⓘMuscovite
var: Fuchsite		-K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Chalcophanite(Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
Hⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite)K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ Cerussite (var: Chrome-Cerussite)PbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Cⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ Chalcophanite(Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
Oⓘ Cerussite (var: Chrome-Cerussite)PbCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ CrocoitePbCrO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite)K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Oⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite)K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite)K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite)K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ CrocoitePbCrO4
Crⓘ Muscovite (var: Fuchsite)K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Crⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Chalcophanite(Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
Mnⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Chalcophanite(Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asⓘ PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ Cerussite (var: Chrome-Cerussite)PbCO3
Pbⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pbⓘ CrocoitePbCrO4
Pbⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Pbⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Ordovician
443.8 - 485.4 Ma



ID: 3186041
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Ordovician (443.8 - 485.4 Ma)

Lithology: Limestone,sandstone,slate,quartzite,conglomerate

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Furongian - Miaolingian
485.4 - 509 Ma



ID: 707155
sediments 37519

Age: Cambrian (485.4 - 509 Ma)

Description: Marine sedimentary sequences, minor volcanics in places

Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions

Lithology: Sedimentary siliciclastic

Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

References

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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)
Dana 7: II: 648.
Chapman, A.H. (1972) On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania. The Mineralogical Record: 3:3, 111-114.
Lancaster, K. (1977) Crocoite and its increasing scarcity. The Mineralogical Record: 8: 24-26.
Bottrill, R.S., Williams, P., Dohnt, S., Sorrell, S., and Kemp, N.R. (2006) Crocoite and associated minerals from Dundas and other locations in Tasmania. Australian Journal of Mineralogy. 12, 59-90.
Praszkier, T. and Wright, A. (2011) Ein neuer Krokoit-Sensationsfund in der Adelaide Mine/Tasmanien. Mineralien-Welt. 22 (2): 70-79.
Bottrill, R.S. and Baker, W.E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey Tasmania Bulletin 73, 254 pages.
Moore, T.P. and Wilson, W.E. (2012) Major Crocoite Discoveries at the Adelaide Mine Tasmania. The Mineralogical Record, 43, pp. 651-673.
Cooper, M.P. (1994) Letter from Europe: the Munich Show. Mineralogical Record, 25(2), 137–141.
Haupt, J. (1988) Minerals of Western Tasmania. Mineralogical Record, 19(6), 381–388.
Kissling, A. (1996) Letter: crocoite find. Mineralogical Record, 27(1), 67–68.
Praszkier, T. and Wright, A. (2010) Great new find: Adelaide Mine 2010. Minerals: Newspaper for Collectors, 1, 8–11.

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www.treasuremountainmining.com. [Greene, E. (2012) Crocoite: the most beautiful mineral on the planet? ]


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