Devon Consols Mine (Gurners; Ml 3541; New Devon; Wallaroo), Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Devon Consols Mine (Gurners; Ml 3541; New Devon; Wallaroo) | Mine |
Kadina | - not defined - |
Yorke Peninsula | Peninsula |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 58' 16'' South , 137° 41' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Wallaroo Mines | 396 (2014) | 0.2km |
Kadina | 2,213 (2013) | 2.1km |
Wallaroo | 2,779 (2013) | 6.7km |
Moonta | 336 (2015) | 14.5km |
Port Hughes | 225 (2012) | 18.3km |
5 EW-trending lodes, with yellow sulphides reported at the base of one of the excavations in a lode to 40cm wide. No production figures were recorded. Workings eventually covered by tailings of the Wallaroo Mine Devon Treatment Plant from which ~23Kg gold recovered in 1980-81.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Record of mines (1980), Summary card No: 27, Whyalla SI 5308/Wallaroo |
β Copper Formula: Cu Reference: SA Geodata Database (2015), Mineral Deposit Details; Deposit Number: 7176 |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: SA Geodata Database (2015), Mineral Deposit Details; Deposit Number: 7176 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Record of mines (1980), Summary card No: 27, Whyalla SI 5308/Wallaroo |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: SA Geodata Database (2015), Mineral Deposit Details; Deposit Number: 7176 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
β | Copper | 1.1.1.3 | Cu |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
β | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Record of mines (1980), Summary card No: 27, Whyalla SI 5308/Wallaroo
SA Geodata Database (2015), Mineral Deposit Details; Deposit Number: 7176
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