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No. 3 Lens (No. 3 lead lens), Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
No. 3 Lens (No. 3 lead lens)Lens
Kintore OpencutOpen-Cast Mine
Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine)Mine
Broken HillCity
Broken Hill districtMining District
Yancowinna Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 58' 13'' South , 141° 27' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-31.97030,141.45995
GeoHash:
G#: r4kd4gzzx
GRN:
S22E86
Type:
Lens
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Broken Hill18,430 (2015)1.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Broken Hill Mineral ClubBroken Hill, New South Wales2km
Mindat Locality ID:
228674
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228674:0
GUID (UUID V4):
7f3bb4ff-5ac5-45da-b152-85c0c2f22cd5


The No.3 Lens is the second largest orebody in Broken Hill line of lode
and stratigraphically, along with the No.2 lens continuous for a strike length of approximately 8 kms. The two lenses have produced most of the ore at Broken Hill.

The co-ordinates provided are simply for the Kintore opencut.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜ Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
β“˜ 'Beudantite-Segnitite Series'
β“˜ Carminite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gartrellite
Formula: PbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Yancowinnaite (TL)
Formula: PbCuAl(AsO4)2OH · H2O
Type Locality:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Carminite8.BH.30PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜Yancowinnaite (TL)8.CG.15PbCuAl(AsO4)2OH Β· H2O
β“˜Gartrellite8.CG.20PbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) Β· H2O
β“˜Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 Β· 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Unclassified
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Beudantite-Segnitite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ YancowinnaitePbCuAl(AsO4)2OH · H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ YancowinnaitePbCuAl(AsO4)2OH · H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ YancowinnaitePbCuAl(AsO4)2OH · H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Feβ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuβ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Cuβ“˜ YancowinnaitePbCuAl(AsO4)2OH · H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Asβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Asβ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asβ“˜ YancowinnaitePbCuAl(AsO4)2OH · H2O
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ YancowinnaitePbCuAl(AsO4)2OH · H2O

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References

Inegbenebor, A.I., Williams, P.A., Bevins, R.E., Lambert, M.P., Hart, A.D., (1992) Composition of Pyromorphites from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Records of the Australian Museum Supplement 15: pp29-37.
Elliott, P., Pring, A. (2015) Yancowinnaite, a new mineral from the Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 17. 73-76
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