Rise and Shine Mine, Bendigo, Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rise and Shine Mine | Mine |
| Bendigo | - not defined - |
| Central Otago District | District |
| Otago Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 57' 10'' South , 169° 25' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
248839
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:248839:7
GUID (UUID V4):
6d40de1b-34cc-4d59-9f0c-78aeca5fab03
The Rise and Shine Mine is approximately 15 kilometres from the former Bendigo town site. The mine is 200 metres south of the Thomson Gorge Road. It is private property (pastoral land), but open to the public to view the workings. There is no indication this site is marked from the road, although a small track leads off the road, where others have found the location.
The site contains a mineralised zone rather than a reef. It is auriferous mica schist of a considerable width, the zone trending north-south, with a dense network of quartz veins heading in all directions, with fine gold seen freely (at least when investigated in 1875). The zone also contains pyrite and arsenopyrite. The gravels in the neighbouring gully were also richly auriferous, with gravels on the slope containing coarser gold.
There were three small shafts, one down to 18 feet, and the other two shallower. 30 tonnes of ore was extracted
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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