Border Chief Mine, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Border Chief Mine | Mine |
Drake district | District |
Buller Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 56' 14'' South , 152° 20' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Drake | 129 (2017) | 3.6km |
Bottle Creek | 158 (2014) | 34.9km |
Bonalbo | 314 (2012) | 35.8km |
Mallanganee | 120 (2013) | 37.4km |
Wallangarra | 381 (2012) | 39.7km |
Located approximately 4km WSW of Drake.
operated as shafts and trenches circa 1899 to 1910.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Copper Formula: Cu Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Pearceite Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] Reference: Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Warwick-Tweed Heads Metallogenic Map (SH/56-2, SH/56-3), Geological Survey of New South Wales, 2001: RE Brown, HF Henley and WJ Stroud. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales |
β Polybasite Formula: [Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β Silver Formula: Ag Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Reference: Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
β | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | β Polybasite | [Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | β Polybasite | [Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | β Polybasite | [Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Polybasite | [Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Warwick β Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps: R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.
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