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Challenger mine, Mobella Station, Central North, South Australia, Australiai
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Challenger mineMine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 52' 41'' South , 133° 35' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-29.87806,133.58778
GeoHash:
G#: qfwypbges
GRN:
S20E83
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
195765
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195765:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0580bfdc-e395-4161-b097-8e6c6aefd517


Gold mine, operating since 2002. Owned by Dominion Mining Ltd.

Located at Mobella Station, 740 km north of Adelaide, on the northwestern margin of the Gawler Craton, 165 km west of the Stuart Highway.

The lode systems are contained within a feldspar–quartz–cordierite–garnet–biotite gneiss.
Metamorphism to 800Β°C is believed to have melted and remobilised gold in this deposit, resulting in a low Ag content of the gold (only 2%) (Tomkins and Mavrogenes, 2002; see also Elements 5 (2009) p. 298).

Note on the mineral list: unspecified bismuth minerals and tellurides are also mentioned in the PIRSA PDF.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Leucoxene'
β“˜ LΓΆllingite
Formula: FeAs2
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜LΓΆllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
β“˜Muscovite
var. Sericite		9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Leucoxene'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Feβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi

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References

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_Mine
Lintern, M. J., & Sheard, M. J. (1999). Regolith studies related to the Challenger gold deposit, Gawler Craton, South Australia. CRC LEME.
Tomkins, A.G. and Mavrogenes, J. (2002): Mobilisation of gold as a polymetallic melt during pelite anatexis at the Challenger deposit, South Australia: a metamorphosed Archaean gold deposit. Economic Geology 97, 1249-1271.
Tomkins, A.G., Dunlap, W.J. & Mavrogenes, J. (2004): Geochronological constraints on the polymetamorphic evolution of the granulite-hosted Challenger gold deposit: implications for assembly of the northwest Gawler Craton. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 51, 1-14.
www.pir.sa.gov.au (2007) http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/50011/Dominion_-_Challenger_MJ27.pdf
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