Salisbury gold field, Salisbury Hill (Blue Tier), Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Salisbury gold field | Ore Field |
Salisbury Hill (Blue Tier) | Hill |
Beaconsfield district | District |
West Tamar municipality | Municipality |
Tasmania | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 14' 51'' South , 146° 50' 33'' East
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An abandoned lode gold field ~6km SW of Beaconsfield; includes the Salisbury, Victoria, Duchess Of York, etc .
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Chromite ? Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Description: It should be noted that Gee & Ledge only indicate that "chromium minerals" were found here. Reference: Gee, R.D., Legge, P.J. (1979) Beaconsfield. Geological Survey Explanatory Report: Geological Atlas 1 mile series. Zone 7 sheet 30 (8215N). (second edition) Tasmania Department of Mines, 125 pages. |
β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Dana 6:A2:60.
Gee, R.D., Legge, P.J. (1979) Beaconsfield. Geological Survey Explanatory Report: Geological Atlas 1 mile series. Zone 7 sheet 30 (8215N). (second edition) Tasmania Department of Mines, 125 pages. |
β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: Gee, R.D.; Legge, G.P., 1974; Geological Survey Explanatory Report. Geological Atlas 1 mile series, Zone 7 Sheet 30 (8215N). Beaconsfield. Geol. Surv. Tasm. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Gee, R.D., Legge, P.J. (1979) Beaconsfield. Geological Survey Explanatory Report: Geological Atlas 1 mile series. Zone 7 sheet 30 (8215N). (second edition) Tasmania Department of Mines, 125 pages. |
β 'Sclerospathite' Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 529. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Chromite ? | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
β | 'Sclerospathite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gee, R.D., Legge, P.J. (1979) Beaconsfield. Geological Survey Explanatory Report: Geological Atlas 1 mile series. Zone 7 sheet 30 (8215N). (second edition) Tasmania Department of Mines, 125 pages.
Dana 6:A2:60.
Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (1951) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pages at p.529.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Tasmania BasinBasin
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
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