Miltalie asbestos mine, Cowell, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Miltalie asbestos mine | Mine |
Cowell | - not defined - |
Eyre Peninsula | Peninsula |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 36' 12'' South , 136° 50' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Miltalie | 133 (2018) | 2.4km |
Cowell | 882 (2012) | 11.4km |
Port Gibbon | 182 (2011) | 21.8km |
Cleve | 1,015 (2013) | 33.4km |
Arno Bay | 431 (2013) | 41.6km |
First discovered in 1919 while ploughing fields. The deposit consists of a 1m wide crush zone trending NS in partly serpentinised magnesian marble. Seams of chrysotile asbestos, with maximum length 5cm appear within the shear. Worked via open cut methods.
Records for 1931 show a production figure of 70 tons of material returning a total of 8 tons of commercial ore.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: SA Geodata Database (2016), Deposit Number: 7224 |
β Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: SA Geodata Database (2016), Deposit Number: 7224 |
β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: SA Geodata Database (2016), Deposit Number: 7224 |
β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Reference: SA Geodata Database (2016), Deposit Number: 7224 |
β Tremolite Formula: ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Reference: SA Geodata Database (2016), Deposit Number: 7224 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysotile | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Record of mines (1980), Summary card No: 56, Whyalla SI 5808
Noble R.J., Just J. and Johnson J. E., (1983), Catalogue of South Australian Minerals-1983, Government Printer, Adelaide, South Australia.
SA Geodata Database (2016), Deposit Number: 7224
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Miltalie asbestos mine, Cowell, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia