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Murrays Reward mine, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Murrays Reward mineMine
Balfour- not defined -
Balfour-Temma districtDistrict
Circular Head municipalityMunicipality
TasmaniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 15' 55'' South , 144° 54' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-41.26524,144.90632
GeoHash:
G#: r0xj1rvsd
GRN:
S28E79
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Trowutta124 (2014)29.7km
Edith Creek210 (2018)37.0km
Christmas Hills484 (2014)41.5km
Marrawah405 (2014)42.6km
Smithton4,202 (2014)50.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
132876
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132876:2
GUID (UUID V4):
48a8173c-2444-4824-895d-f85bdc511529


An abandoned old underground copper mine, mostly worked pre-WW1. The ore occurs as massive chalcopyrite and pyrite in a fault zone in siltstones.
It was reopened briefly by open cut in the 1980's.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
References:
R Bottrill, unpub
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Woodwardite
Formula: Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O
β“˜Woodwardite7.DD.35Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hβ“˜ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oβ“˜ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O

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References

Taheri, J., and Bottrill, R. S., 2004, Nature and Origins of copper and other mineralisation in the Balfour-Interview River area, NW Tasmania. Mineral Resources Tasmania, Record 2003/18
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