Sunbeam Mine, Tararu, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sunbeam Mine | - not defined - |
| Tararu | - not defined - |
| Thames-Coromandel District | District |
| Waikato Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 6' 44'' South , 175° 32' 7'' East
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Historic gold mine.
Located on the northern side of Sunbeam Creek. Neighbouring leases include Dunedin, Norfolk, Day Dawn, and Watchman.
The lodes trends east north-east, and dips steeply south-east, the quartz showing crustiform and banding. The host is andesite flows, and dacite breccia. There is a great mass of quartz at the junction of the 12 foot wide Sunbeam Reef, and two Footwall branches. From the shallow near surface workings, alot of gold was obtained.
In 1895, the Tararu Creek Gold Mines Ltd was formed in London to take over the Norfolk, Dunedin, Excelsior and Sunbeam leases.
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages. |
| β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 Reference: Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages. |
| β Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] Reference: Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Mn | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Press newspaper (1895) Mining News, Vol. LII, issue 9180, 10 August 1895.
Fraser, C. (1910) The Geology of the Thames Subdivision, Hauraki, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 10 (New Series), New Zealand Government, Wellington, 136 pages.
Simpson, M.P., Mauk, J.L., Merchant, R.J. (2011) Bonanza-grade epithermal veins from the Coromandel and Thames districts, Hauraki goldfield. AusIMM New Zealand Branch Annual Conference 2011, Queenstown, New Zealand.
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