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Turquoise from
Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:673501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:673501:2
GUID (UUID V4):3a2de71b-b991-47a0-a353-3955aef333d5
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Library] at 20:09 23 November 2014 from Eastern Australia JAMES L. SHARPE PETER A. WILLIAMS School of Natural...Bag 1797 Penrith South DC New South Wales 1797, Australia p.williams@uws.edu.au sharpemin@dodo.com.au Figure...copper, 2 inches high, Mount Elliott, Cloncurry region, Queensland. M. Newnham specimen, J. Bosworth photo...Sydney in Penrith South DC, New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Peter A. Williams is a professor of chemistry...ROCKS & MINERALS Mines in the Mount Isa Block in Queensland and the western regions of New South Wales have
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7(1):15-17 Bismoclite from the Leinster area, Western Australia. Grguric, Ben A. and Madsen, Ian C. 8(2):83-8S...Secondary copper minerals of the Crusader mine, north-west Queensland. Sharpe, James L. and Williams, Peter...secondary minerals from the Nifty copper mine, Western Australia. Downes, P.J., Shields, P. and Bevan, A...• Kasolite from the British Empire mine, Arkaroola, South Australia. Plimer, Ian R., Besley, Robert and...Mendozavilite from the Fitzgerald River district, Western Australia. Birch, William D., Pring, Allan and Wallwork
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include: 1) termite, 2) bat, 3) atmospheric and 4) coal mine fires and natural gas. It is clear that in three...two minerals at ambient temperatures is 1.1‰ (Australia) to 0.8‰ (Democratic Republic of Congo). Similarly...Gerhardtite forms orthorhombic crystals of emerald- to turquoise-blue color. It was first described as a natural...type locality for gerhardtite is the United Verde Mine at Jerome, Arizona, USA (Wells and Penfield, 1885)...of gerhardtite at the Great Australia deposit in Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia has produced some of
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Special issue on the minerals of Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham...(2000) Famous mineral localities: Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England 20:7-37 Bevins, R... D. (1999) Famous mineral localities: Ting Tang mine, Gwennap, Cornwall 19:18-23 CLARK, A.M. (1998) Earth's...P. (1995) Crystallized Enargite from the Gregory mine, Ashover, Derbyshire 15:28-29 DAY, B. (1998) Collecting...from Boulby mine, Cleveland 14:4-8 __& McCALLUM, D. (1993) Millerite from Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead
Journal (issue)
the Moonta and Wallaroo mining districts, South Australia ................................................Heyden Mimetite and duftite from the Mount Bonnie mine, Northern Territory .........................................466 by W. D. Birch The Mount Isa-Cloncurry mineral f ie ld ................................University of Wollongong Wollongong, N.S.W. 2500 Australia Thomas G. Vallance Department of Geology University...University of Sydney Sydney, N.S.W. 2006 Australia INTRODUCTION Australia, the island continent with a land
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the last hard rock mines in England. Frazer's Hush mine in Weardale is scheduled to close shortly and South...unfortunately this was too little too late to save the mine. A few hand specimens of siderite displaying drusy...cassiterite and wolframite were collected just before the mine closed. South Crofcy will perhaps be best remembered...Isles where large excavations have been made in mine dumps and left unfilled. This type of activity gives...pharmacosiderite collected from a shaft dump of Ting Tang mine (see separate article in this issue). The locality
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Newnham 10 Heyington Close, Croydon Victoria 3136, Australia Telephone (03) 9725 5386 Facsimile (03) 9723 5041...Mineralogical Societies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria Volume 3, Number...Articles: The Coolgardie pegmatite field, Western Australia Mark I. Jacobson ......................... 91...M11se11111 ofVic10ria Associate Editors The Daydream Mine, Silverton, N.S.W. John D. Leach .................associated with ironstones in the Olary region, South Australia P.M. Ashley, B.G. Lottermoser, K.M. Scott ...
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ARTICLES: Chalcophanite from the Mou'nt Stewart Mine Leadville, NSW. England, B.M. 1�):9-11 Definition...Minerals from. t� Spring Creek Mine, near Wilmington, South Australia. Beyer, B. and Elliott, P. 2(2):57-70...2(2):57-70 The minerals of the Magnet Mine, Tasmania. Haupt, J., Bottrill, R. and Sorrell, S. 1(1):3-19...Pyramid Hill, Victoria. Birch, W.D. 2(2):47-50 Post-mine sulphates from Teutonic Bore base metal deposit...of the Mount Isa District, Queensland P<1rt 1 - The Great Australia Mine. Day, B. and . Beyer, B. 1(1):23-28
Book
4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals encompass a great variety of chemical compositions and crystal structures...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular...Brazil * 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 12 x 19 x 6 cm...Malawi * 10 x 10 x 7 cm Calcite, San Sebastian Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico * 10 x 8 x 6.5
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Vanadinite, Mineral Species Minerals encompass a great variety of chemical compositions and crystal structures...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26x 16 cm 22...* 20 x 18 x 14. cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1x 1 om Acicular...hematite with iridescent limonite coating, Parcocha Mine, Bilbao, Spain * 19 x 19 x 16 cm Goethite, Tintic...Brazil + 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaragu, Minas Gerais, Brazil + 12 x 19 x 6 em
Journal (volume)
King, Tewkesbury, U.K. LR Plimer, Parkville, Australia M.T. Price, OUMNH, Oxford, u.K. RE. Starkey, Bromsgrove...Symes, Sidmouth, u.K. P.A. Williams, Kingswood, Australia Aims and Scope: The Journal publishes refereed...2007 PAPERS Zoned oxidation deposits in Tynebottom Mine, Garrigil1, Cumbria Trevo r F. Bridges and David...Copper·bearing silica gel from the walls of the Tankardstown mine, Co. Waterford, Treland Stephen Moreton 10-17 ...and 1. Ike Wilson 52-54 Powellite from Benallt mine, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd: a first Welsh occurrence
Book (edition)
MINE andtheir LOCALITIES JAN H. BERNARD AND JAROSLAV HYRSL INERALS DESCRIBED SINCE 2004 MINERALS...dist., China Fluomatromicrolite, x 25111111, Naipa mine, Mozambique Daliranite, 5111111, Zarshouran Au-As...Domafov, Czech Rep. Juangodoyite, 60111111, Santa Rosa mine, Chile Back cover photo: Ho/fertile on hematite...piment pseudomo,phs after realga,; 75 mm, Palomo mine, Pen, Page 3: Stepite on arsenic, 45 111111,Jachymov...possible to describe numerous new mineral species. Great attention was given to groups of stmcturally and
Report (issue)
40 40 41 42 43 50 50 Australia ••• New South Wales , Victoria •• • Queensland ••• South A t1stralia...t1stralia Wes tern Australia Tasmania ••• Northern Territorv • Pap11a • • • ••• ••• •• • •• • New Zealand ...tends to give way. to the leaner primary 0!fes as mine s get deeper. It is importa,,n t to realize that...and electricity and is, therefore, of value for a great variety 0£ purposes . The largest and most increasing...Newfoundland~ ••• India* ••• 143 200 ••• ••• Australia 46,493 38,426 • •• • •• France ... 31 11 ••• •••
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France Bill Birch Museum of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony...group, 13 cm, w ith calcite from the Minerva No. 1 mine, near Cave in Rock, Illinois. Marvin Rausch collection;...Sterling mine at Antwerp, New York; the Alpine veins near Sherbrooke, Quebec; the Nanisivik mine on Baffin...country and soon became a collector. The cobalt mine at Bou-Azzer was among his favorite localities,...really fine azurite specimens from the now-famous mine at Touissit, and later many superb cerussites and
Book (edition)
specimens for this book. Front co,·er photos: Turquoise, polished. 55 mm, ZhiJandy, Kazakhstan, G Galena...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...America and Greenland, then Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica), then those of pegmatitic origin...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]•6HzO...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald
Journal (issue)
of mineral prospecting. They are drawn in very great detail on a scale of2cm to 1km (111-1 inches to...rocky coastline near the Rio Marina mine on the Isle of Elba: great mineralhunting terrain. m Cl) 6...field trips, you will experience the thrill of that great moment when, at long last, probably after many hours...specimen. This is a crucial period that calls for great presence of mind: you should make sure that your...BASE CAMP Extracting minerals has always been of great value and importance to Man. Over the ages, he has
Report (Issue volume)
+ 4, Mineral Fe # — of Australia and™ Papua New Guinea ...O02unse Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea The COVER PHOTOGRAPH shows...Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 1. Metals 6.* Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 2. Coal 7...Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 3. Petroleum 8.* Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 4. Industrial...New Zealand Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and 1982 Eds D.A. Berkman and W. Ryall Ed. D
Book (edition)
1908-1998 Joseph A. Mandarino 1929-2007 It is with great respect, admiration and affection that I dedicate...have been able to finish lhis Glossary and with great admiration and afTection dedicate this edition to...to Joe's memory. As with the last edition. a great deal of credit must go to the 72 contributors to the...Jan H. Bernard (Czcch Republic). W.D. Birch (Australia), Elena Bonaccorsi (Italy), Ernst A.J. Burke (Netherlands)...Merlino (ltaly), Yves Mo!:lo (France), E.11. ickcl (Australia), Milan Novåk (Czech Republic). Per Nystcn (Sweden)
Journal (volume)
Copper Armstrong Mechanical Shovel Arsenic in Queensland Arsenic Output of Devon and Cornwall (m.d.)...the Transvaal (m.d.) Associated Northern Blocks Australia, New Manufactures in Australian Engineering Societies...England Barite, its Uses and Occurrences (m.d.) Basset Mine Closes Belmont, S. A., Qeolooy of Country round...Burma Mines, Description of .j. ,,..,.,. Burma Queensland Corporation (m.d.) .. ."!!! Cadia Iron Deposits...) City and Suburban Report » City Deep Report Cloncurry, Low-grade Copper Ores at (m.d.) Clydesdale (Transvaal)
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Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the...Oblast. Alpine-type clefts in the famous Dodo quartz mine commonly contain ilmenite, occurring as lustrous...ilmenite crystals as described here for the Dodo mine. In general, ilmenite crystals from the Subpolar
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and professional interest in natural history and great advances in the systematic classification of the...Base by Ernest H. Nickel, CSIRO, Wembley, WA, Australia, and Monte C. Nichols published by Aleph Enterprises...N SW, Australia. William D. Birch: Dept. of Mineralogy, Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Frank...Pring: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Gunnar Raade: Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum,...Countries, from north to south 14. Oceania 15. Australia 16. Antarctica 17. South America The localities
Book (volume)
Lavrion, Greece (6) and Cu-poor adamite from Ojuela mine, Mexico (7) IR spectra of acid salts (silicates...Arsenato-Borates Sussexite 29 Mn2+BO2(OH) Locality: Gonzen mine, Sargans, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Description:...Veatchite Sr2[B5O8(OH)]2B(OH)3·H2O Locality: Billie mine, Death Valley, California, USA. Description: White...CaMgB6O8(OH)6·3H2O Locality: District # 99, underground mine, Inder boron deposit, Atyrau region, Kazakhstan...Ca4Mn2+3O3(BO3)3(CO3) Locality: Tachgagalt manganese mine, near Ouarzazate, Morocco (type locality). Description:
Report (volume)
Canada THE MINES HANDBOOK Meeting tbe Needs of Mine and Smelter Hundreds of plants on both American...(all types) Crushers Crushing Rolls NEW YORK Mine Pumps Oil Engines Sampling Machinery Screens Stamp...all the metals, and a corresponding expansion of mine work. The MINES HANDBOOK will hereafter be published...Tuckahoe, N. Y., April, 1920. Vll THE MINES MINE HOISTS HANDBOOK AND Years of experience in building...Wellman- Send for our Bulletin F. 5, "Electric Mine Hoists," and get in closer touch with W-S-M equipment
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California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 MACHINERY FOR MINE • MILL SMELTER Embodying recent developments...Compressor NEW YORK Crushing Rolls Air Compressors Mine Pumps Ball Mills Blast Furnaces Oil Engines Screens...considered to be working the public and not the mine. Many suspicious promotions are however not positively...by the governments of both the United States and Great Britain. It is the only breathing apparatus in which...Chile, S. A. Cable: Howban, BANCROFT, Rowland, Mine Valuation, Apartado 264, Panama, R. P. . Panama
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must know not only in which direction a particular mine opening should be extended to continue in an ore... the extent of their resources is a matter of great importance to government, and questions concerning...changing as the advance of technology permits us to mine or process minerals that were once too low in grade...technologic advances will make it profitable to mine resources that would be much too costly to produce...available at present prices. Because coal beds have great lateral continuity, geologic mapping and stratigraphic
 
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