Wombat Hole prospect (Wombat Hole mine), Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wombat Hole prospect (Wombat Hole mine) | Prospect |
| Morass Creek gorge | Gorge |
| Benambra | - not defined - |
| East Gippsland Shire | Shire |
| Victoria | State |
| Australia | Country |
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36° 46' 41'' South , 147° 41' 37'' East
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The Wombat Hole prospect worked on a small copper deposit hosted by a coarse-grained grossular-vesuvianite skarn formed in a megaclast of Lower Silurian limestone.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 Description: Poorly-crystalline bismite containing tellurium. |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O Reference: Mineralogical Record: 29: 164. |
| ⓘ 'Electrum' Formula: (Au, Ag) |
| ⓘ Eulytine Formula: Bi4(SiO4)3 Reference: Mineralogical Record: 29: 164. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: No reference listed |
| ⓘ Hechtsbergite Formula: Bi2(VO4)O(OH) Reference: Museum Victoria Collection |
| ⓘ Hedleyite Formula: Bi7Te3 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Mrázekite Formula: Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O Reference: Mineralogical Record: 29: 164. |
ⓘ Namibite Formula: Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) Habit: isolated hemispheres and coatings of very thin tabular xls Colour: pistachio-green to black Reference: Dunning, G.E. & Cooper, J.F. (1998): Namibite. A summary of World Occurrences. Mineralogical Record 29, 163-166; Frost, R. L., Henry, D. A., Weier, M. L., & Martens, W. (2006). Raman spectroscopy of three polymorphs of BiVO4: clinobisvanite, dreyerite and pucherite, with comparisons to (VO4) 3‐bearing minerals: namibite, pottsite and schumacherite. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37(7), 722-732. |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Steve Sorrell collection |
| ⓘ Opal var: Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Steve Sorrell collection |
ⓘ Pucherite Formula: Bi(VO4) Reference: Mineralogical Record: 29: 164. |
| ⓘ Rucklidgeite Formula: PbBi2Te4 |
ⓘ Schumacherite Formula: Bi3(VO4)2O(OH) Reference: Mineralogical Record: 29: 164.; Frost, R. L., Henry, D. A., Weier, M. L., & Martens, W. (2006). Raman spectroscopy of three polymorphs of BiVO4: clinobisvanite, dreyerite and pucherite, with comparisons to (VO4) 3‐bearing minerals: namibite, pottsite and schumacherite. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37(7), 722-732. |
| ⓘ Sulphotsumoite Formula: Bi3Te2S |
| ⓘ Tsumoite Formula: BiTe |
ⓘ Vesuvianite Formula: (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 Reference: No reference listed |
| ⓘ Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) Reference: No reference listed |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Electrum' | 1.AA.05 | (Au, Ag) |
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Hedleyite | 2.DC.05 | Bi7Te3 |
| ⓘ | Rucklidgeite | 2.GC.40c | PbBi2Te4 |
| ⓘ | Sulphotsumoite | 2.DC.05 | Bi3Te2S |
| ⓘ | Tsumoite | 2.DC.05 | BiTe |
| ⓘ | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var: Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Hechtsbergite | 8.BO.15 | Bi2(VO4)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mrázekite | 8.DJ.40 | Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Namibite | 8.BB.50 | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Pucherite | 8.AD.40 | Bi(VO4) |
| ⓘ | Schumacherite | 8.BO.10 | Bi3(VO4)2O(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Eulytine | 9.AD.40 | Bi4(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 4:3 | |||
| ⓘ | Hedleyite | 2.6.3.3 | Bi7Te3 |
| ⓘ | Rucklidgeite | 2.6.2.7 | PbBi2Te4 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Sulphotsumoite | 2.8.20.2 | Bi3Te2S |
| ⓘ | Tsumoite | 2.8.20.1 | BiTe |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | |||
| ø = 3 | |||
| ⓘ | Wittichenite | 3.4.8.1 | Cu3BiS3 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Bismite | 4.3.10.2 | Bi2O3 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 16a.3.5.1 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 38 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Pucherite | 38.4.6.1 | Bi(VO4) |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| ⓘ | Namibite | 38.5.9.1 | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)3(XO4)2Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Schumacherite | 41.10.9.2 | Bi3(VO4)2O(OH) |
| Group 42 - HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)5(XO4)2Zq·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Mrázekite | 42.4.15.1 | Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O |
| Group 48 - ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 48.1.3.1 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Grossular | 51.4.3b.2 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Eulytine | 51.5.4.1 | Bi4(SiO4)3 |
| Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | |||
| Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) | |||
| ⓘ | Vesuvianite | 58.2.4.1 | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| Group 74 - PHYLLOSILICATES Modulated Layers | |||
| Modulated Layers with joined strips | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 74.3.2.1 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics | |||
| ⓘ | Opal | 75.2.1.1 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Electrum' | - | (Au, Ag) |
| ⓘ | Hechtsbergite | - | Bi2(VO4)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Opal var: Opal-AN | - | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mrázekite | Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Schumacherite | Bi3(VO4)2O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal (var: Opal-AN) | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Hechtsbergite | Bi2(VO4)O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Eulytine | Bi4(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mrázekite | Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
| O | ⓘ Schumacherite | Bi3(VO4)2O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal (var: Opal-AN) | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hechtsbergite | Bi2(VO4)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Eulytine | Bi4(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal (var: Opal-AN) | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Mrázekite | Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| S | ⓘ Sulphotsumoite | Bi3Te2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
| V | ⓘ Schumacherite | Bi3(VO4)2O(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Hechtsbergite | Bi2(VO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mrázekite | Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Electrum | (Au, Ag) |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Rucklidgeite | PbBi2Te4 |
| Te | ⓘ Hedleyite | Bi7Te3 |
| Te | ⓘ Tsumoite | BiTe |
| Te | ⓘ Sulphotsumoite | Bi3Te2S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Electrum | (Au, Ag) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | ⓘ Rucklidgeite | PbBi2Te4 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Eulytine | Bi4(SiO4)3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Mrázekite | Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O |
| Bi | ⓘ Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| Bi | ⓘ Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
| Bi | ⓘ Schumacherite | Bi3(VO4)2O(OH) |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Rucklidgeite | PbBi2Te4 |
| Bi | ⓘ Hedleyite | Bi7Te3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Tsumoite | BiTe |
| Bi | ⓘ Sulphotsumoite | Bi3Te2S |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Hechtsbergite | Bi2(VO4)O(OH) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Birch, W. D., Henry, D. A. and Pring, A. (1995): A new occurrence of mrazekite from Benambra, Victoria, Australia. Mineralogical Record 26, 107-113.
D.A. Henry : "Copper, bismuth, tellurium and gold mineralisation in the Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek, Victoria, Australia", 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.
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- Central NSW - Omeo ProvinceGeologic Province
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Wombat Hole prospect, Morass Creek gorge, Benambra, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia