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Carpet Snake Creek alluvials, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Carpet Snake Creek alluvialsAlluvials
Clive Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 14' 18'' South , 151° 32' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Emmaville536 (2012)23.6km
Deepwater486 (2012)37.4km
Bukkulla146 (2013)49.4km
Wallangarra381 (2012)51.6km
Glen Innes6,283 (2012)58.5km


Located approximately 18km WNW of Torrington.

Operated as small shallow pits in the upper part of the creek 1882 to 1934.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Reference: Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Grafton-Maclean Metallogenic Map (SH/56-6, SH/56-7), Geological Survey of New South Wales, 2001: HF Henley, RE Brown, JW Brownlow, RG Barnes and WJ Stroud. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.; Anderson, C., 1909. Mineralogical notes. No. VIII. Topaz, anglesite, and other Australian minerals. Records of the Australian Museum 7(4): 274–282, plates lxxix–lxxxi. [30 August 1909].
Fluorite ?
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Anderson, C., 1909. Mineralogical notes. No. VIII. Topaz, anglesite, and other Australian minerals. Records of the Australian Museum 7(4): 274–282, plates lxxix–lxxxi. [30 August 1909].
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Reference: Anderson, C., 1909. Mineralogical notes. No. VIII. Topaz, anglesite, and other Australian minerals. Records of the Australian Museum 7(4): 274–282, plates lxxix–lxxxi. [30 August 1909].
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Anderson, C., 1909. Mineralogical notes. No. VIII. Topaz, anglesite, and other Australian minerals. Records of the Australian Museum 7(4): 274–282, plates lxxix–lxxxi. [30 August 1909].
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Reference: Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Grafton-Maclean Metallogenic Map (SH/56-6, SH/56-7), Geological Survey of New South Wales, 2001: HF Henley, RE Brown, JW Brownlow, RG Barnes and WJ Stroud. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.; Anderson, C., 1909. Mineralogical notes. No. VIII. Topaz, anglesite, and other Australian minerals. Records of the Australian Museum 7(4): 274–282, plates lxxix–lxxxi. [30 August 1909].
'Wolframite Group'
Reference: Anderson, C., 1909. Mineralogical notes. No. VIII. Topaz, anglesite, and other Australian minerals. Records of the Australian Museum 7(4): 274–282, plates lxxix–lxxxi. [30 August 1909].

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite ?3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 9 - Silicates
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
OOxygen
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O CassiteriteSnO2
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S MolybdeniteMoS2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2

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Henley, H.F., Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Barnes, R.G., and Stroud, W.J. (2001) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Grafton-Maclean Metallogenic Map (SH/56-6, SH/56-7). Geological Survey of New South Wales.

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