Bismuth Hill (The Cairn), Yinnietharra, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bismuth Hill (The Cairn) | Hill |
| Yinnietharra | Station (farming) |
| Upper Gascoyne Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 30' 51'' South , 116° 4' 12'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
243177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:243177:5
GUID (UUID V4):
2af3a7fd-7715-4e04-80d8-0214c1cafda5
The Bismuth Hill pegmatites are 150 metres south of the Nardoo Hill (Beryl Hill) pegmatites. The Bismuth Hill pegmatites are also known as The Cairn.
Reports tend to lump the whole lot as one location. The Bismuth Hill pegmatites are on a ridge between two dry creek beds.
Mining started in 1939 for bismuth ores. Little is known for it as a separate location, but more history is included under the Nardoo Hill listing. It is known that the lease for Bismuth Hill was surrendered in 1982. Rare Resources explored both Bismuth Hill and Nardoo Hill in 1989-1991.
The pegmatite is poorly exposed, 380m length and 40-80m wide. It has a quartz core, with adjacent kaolinised blocky microcline zone, and a wall zone of quartz - plagioclase - microcline - muscovite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| β Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| β Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| β Eulytine Formula: Bi4(SiO4)3 |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n References: |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Eulytine | 9.AD.40 | Bi4(SiO4)3 |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Gascoyne ProvinceGeologic Province
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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