Recovery Copper Mine, Flinders Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 32° 11' 21'' South , 146° 54' 51'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -32.18924,146.91421 |
GeoHash: | G#: r622zh5sj |
Locality type: | Mine |
Age: | 541 Β± 1.0 to 443.8 Β± 1.5 Ma |
Geologic Time: | : Cambrian to Ordovician |
Reference for age: | Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
KΓΆppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
A former underground copper mine that operated in the early 1900s.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β 'commodity:Copper' Formula: Cu Reference: From USGS MRDS database |
β 'Greenschist' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β 'Phyllite' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β 'Sandstone' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β 'Schist' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
β 'Siltstone' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | 'Azurite' | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | 'Malachite' | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Greenschist' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
β | 'Phyllite' | - | |
β | 'Sandstone' | - | |
β | 'Schist' | - | |
β | 'Siltstone' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
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β | Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
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 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Greenschist' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
β | 'Phyllite' | - | |
β | 'Sandstone' | - | |
β | 'Schist' | - | |
β | 'Siltstone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Regional Geology
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Early Silurian - Cambrian 427.4 - 541 Ma ID: 3185333 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (427.4 - 541 Ma) Comments: Lachlan Fold Belt Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Late Ordovician - Early Ordovician 443.8 - 485.4 Ma ID: 928235 | Girilambone Group Age: Ordovician (443.8 - 485.4 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Girilambone Group Description: Deformed and metamorphosed, micaceous, quartzose and quartz-lithic sandstone, pelite, chert; minor intercalations of polymictic conglomerate, siltstone, quartzite, and mafic and intermediate volcanics. Comments: metasedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Metasedimentary siliciclastic Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
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