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Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 4' 1'' South , 145° 35' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-42.06685,145.58438
GeoHash:
G#: r0x88vgqc
GRN:
S29E77
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gormanston169 (2014)1.4km
Queenstown2,352 (2012)2.8km
Strahan637 (2012)23.2km
West Strahan637 (2014)24.0km
Zeehan845 (2012)28.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
18798
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18798:6
GUID (UUID V4):
475de584-9562-486f-95ea-79286e6e786a


A large, operating, mostly underground copper-gold-silver mine. The deposit is a volcanogenic deposit with disseminated sulphides hosted by altered Cambrian acid volcanics. The Mt Lyell mine is one of the oldest significant mines in Australia, and has been operating almost continually for nearly 120 years. Over twenty separate deposits have been worked but the Prince Lyell deposit is the only currently active mine. The mines have produced about 1.4 Mt of copper, 45 t of gold 733 t of silver and some lead and zinc from about 120 Mt of ore in its lifetime (to 2002) and, depending on good copper prices, there are sufficient reserves to enable the mine continuing for another fifty years or more

The Mt Lyell copper-gold mines are mineralogically most important as the co-type locality for the rare copper-iron-tin sulphide mawsonite, named after Sir Douglas Mawson, the Antarctic explorer and geologist. However, many other rare minerals are also recorded from these mines, including betechtinite, florenceite, woodhousite, stannoidite, hessite, jalpaite, magnesiofoitite, zunyite and stromeyerite. At least 85 species have been reported from the mines, many being found as attractive specimens in late stage, alpine-type veins.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


80 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ 'BastnΓ€site'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜ Berzelianite
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
β“˜ Betekhtinite
Formula: Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Boothite
Formula: CuSO4 · 7H2O
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
β“˜ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Delafossite
Formula: CuFeO2
β“˜ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Florencite-(Ce)
Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gorceixite
Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Jalpaite
Formula: Ag3CuS2
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
β“˜ Magnesio-foitite
Formula: ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Mawsonite
Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ Natroalunite
Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Renierite
Formula: (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stannoidite
Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
β“˜ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
β“˜ Svanbergite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3
β“˜ Woodhouseite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
β“˜ Zunyite
Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Berzelianite2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x β‰ˆ 0.12)
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
β“˜Jalpaite2.BA.45Ag3CuS2
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Betekhtinite2.BE.05Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannoidite2.CB.15cCu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
β“˜Mawsonite2.CB.20Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜Renierite2.CB.35a(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
β“˜Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
β“˜Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Aikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Delafossite4.AB.15CuFeO2
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Natroalunite7.BC.10NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Boothite7.CB.35CuSO4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
β“˜Woodhouseite8.BL.05CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Svanbergite8.BL.05SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Gorceixite8.BL.10BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Florencite-(Ce)8.BL.13CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Zunyite9.BJ.55Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
β“˜Magnesio-foitite9.CK.05β—»(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'BastnΓ€site'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ BoothiteCuSO4 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ WoodhouseiteCaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Hβ“˜ Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BoothiteCuSO4 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Oβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ WoodhouseiteCaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Oβ“˜ Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Naβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ WoodhouseiteCaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Alβ“˜ Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Siβ“˜ Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ WoodhouseiteCaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Sβ“˜ BoothiteCuSO4 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Sβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Sβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Sβ“˜ WoodhouseiteCaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ WoodhouseiteCaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Feβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cuβ“˜ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cuβ“˜ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Cuβ“˜ BoothiteCuSO4 · 7H2O
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DelafossiteCuFeO2
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Cuβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Cuβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Cuβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
GeGermanium
Geβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SeSelenium
Seβ“˜ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Seβ“˜ ClausthalitePbSe
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
SnTin
Snβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Snβ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Baβ“˜ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceβ“˜ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Ceβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
AuGold
Auβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pbβ“˜ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Biβ“˜ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Biβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
UUranium
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

Hills, P.B., 1990: Mount Lyell copper-gold-silver deposits. In: Hughes, F.E., (ed.) 1990: Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Monog. 16. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Melbourne. 1257-1267.
R. Bottrill & P. Olubas (submitted) The Mt. Lyell Mines. Australian Journal of Mineralogy
Oliver L. Raymond (1996): Pyrite composition and ore genesis in the Prince Lyell copper deposit, Mt Lyell mineral field, western Tasmania, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews 10, 231-250.
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