Fullartons mine (Fullartons claims; Eurelia), Eurelia, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Fullartons mine (Fullartons claims; Eurelia) | Mine |
Eurelia | - not defined - |
South Flinders Ranges | - not defined - |
Flinders Ranges | Mining Region |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 33' 9'' South , 138° 35' 7'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
270045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270045:1
GUID (UUID V4):
84aadda3-bd06-460a-8ec2-021eb7649e42
Fullartons mine, (or Eurelia Copper), believed to have been discovered in 1899, is an area of extensive copper mineralisation developed as veins of malachite and azurite in host slate of the Elatina Formation. The bulk of the mineralisation occurs near the boundary of the Elatina Shale and the overlying Elatina Formation consisting of coarser sandy beds and dolomite horizons. Much of the mineralisation occurs on bedding planes, also in a near vertical cleavage developed throughout the sequence. Major local structural control is a S-plunging syncline. Host to mineralisation is a purple micaceous shale of the Elatina Shale. Ore mineralogy is cuprite, covellite, malachite, possible kroehnkite, and chrysocolla. The presence of albite crystals in cavities and pockets indicates probable low-T hydrothermal activity. Workings include many pits and small cuts around the margins of the synclinal structure over a strike length of >2.5km. Incomplete production records were 18.3 tonne at 7.5% Cu.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S References: |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
β Covellite Formula: CuS References: |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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