Spilsby Island Prospect, Sir Joseph Banks Group (Islands), Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Spilsby Island Prospect | Prospect |
Sir Joseph Banks Group (Islands) | - not defined - |
Port Lincoln | - not defined - |
Eyre Peninsula | Peninsula |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 40' 56'' South , 136° 20' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Tumby Bay | 1,791 (2016) | 40.7km |
Port Lincoln | 13,044 (2017) | 43.4km |
Louth Bay | 409 (2018) | 43.6km |
North Shields | 446 (2014) | 44.7km |
Lipson | 210 (2016) | 45.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
257453
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257453:3
GUID (UUID V4):
87cbe7ed-d078-472c-86fc-2105c5d4697d
Molybdenite and Scheelite was discovered on Spilsby Island in October 1963.
The state government released the area for prospecting, subsequent diamond drilling found the deposit to be too spasmodic to be of economic importance.
The Island has since been reserved from the operations of the Mining Act, meaning all mining or fossicking is now prohibited on the island (which is quite common on most of South Australia's islands).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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