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Comstock Chert prospect, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Mount Lyell MinesGroup of Mines
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 2' 8'' South , 145° 35' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-42.03573,145.59166
GeoHash:
G#: r0x8c58s5
GRN:
S29E77
Type:
Prospect
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gormanston169 (2014)4.4km
Queenstown2,352 (2012)5.8km
Strahan637 (2012)25.3km
West Strahan637 (2014)26.1km
Zeehan845 (2012)27.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
246209
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246209:0
GUID (UUID V4):
05c07f3d-1db6-490d-be41-5eeb6ce9d542


A relatively new prospect identified in this field ~2010, with disseminated, breccia, vein and some banded Cu-Ag-Au-Ba mineralisation in pyritic chert and silicified volcanics.

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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Mawsonite
Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Mawsonite2.CB.20Cu6Fe2SnS8
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
SnTin
Snβ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

R Bottrill, unpub. report
Corbett, K. D. & Quilty, P. G. & Calver, Clive R. & Pongratz, June. & Geological Society of Australia. Tasmanian Division, issuing body. (2014). Geological evolution of Tasmania. Sydney, NSW : Geological Society of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
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