Bismuth Mine, Emmaville, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bismuth Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Emmaville | Village |
| Gough Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
Bismuth Mine, Emmaville, Torrington mining district, New South Wales, Australia
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 16' 0'' South , 151° 38' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2001
Deposit first discovered:
1901 (approx.)
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Emmaville | 536 (2012) | 20.0km |
| Deepwater | 486 (2012) | 28.1km |
| Wallangarra | 381 (2012) | 47.6km |
| Glen Innes | 6,283 (2012) | 53.0km |
| Mitchell | 628 (2018) | 65.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105565
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105565:1
GUID (UUID V4):
8a4987c8-98eb-4ff0-a9e0-01aa0cce34cb
Located in the parish of Highland Home which is county Gough, and in turn is approximately 7.5km NW of the village of Torrington (which is in county Clive) and approximately 17kms north of Emmaville.
Operated as an open cut, underground, shafts and adits 1901 to 1971.
Grafton-MacLean 1:250 000 map sheet.
Pegmatite deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
17 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 References: |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
| β Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Safflorite Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| β Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
| β 'Tapiolite' Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| β 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| β | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| β | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Tapiolite' | - | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Fe | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Co | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Co | β Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| As | β Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
- New England OrogenOrogen
- Woolomin ProvinceGeologic Province
- New South Wales
- Torrington mining districtMining District
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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