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Quartz from
Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tom's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:692458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:692458:4
GUID (UUID V4):6629429e-faa5-4452-93ca-c772259410fc
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.4km (1.5 miles) St John's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
6.3km (3.9 miles) Hillside Mine, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
6.5km (4.0 miles) Kapunda Copper Mine, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
7.5km (4.7 miles) Moppa Hill, Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
7.8km (4.8 miles) Heggie's, Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
8.3km (5.1 miles) Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
9.5km (5.9 miles) St Kitts Phosphate Quarry, Truro, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
14.6km (9.1 miles) Adelaide Brighton Cement Dolomite Quarry, Truro, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
14.9km (9.3 miles) Benita, Eudunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
16.2km (10.1 miles) Wheal Barton, Truro, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
on whitc Microcline xls, with scat tered smoky Quartz xls to 1.2 cm-$3.00; (b) rather crude white xls...xls partially imbedded in a tabular transparent Quartz xl; 1.3xlx0.4-$2.50 ANDALUSITE; M464.Lane,Massachusetts;...Andradite, no bruising; 4x2.5x2-$6.50 MS62.Mirac/e Mt. Mine, Vo/cano, Ca/ifomia; (a) dark reddish brown...5-Sl6.25 M595. Bu"a Copper Mine, Bu"a, South Australia, Australia; (a) M/M potential; 20 mag. xls, partially...groups of micro Pyrite xls scattered on translucent Quartz xls to 1 cm on all but end & base; 5.8x4.8x4-$7
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
features as shown in transverse sections. Structure of Tom's Hill. The great Housatonic Fault. Metamorphism along...Everett Schist. The area studied.-To the eastward of Mt. Washington, at a distance of five or six miles,...being like the crest-line of the mountain, nearly south. To the northeastward of the mountain the intervening...river at Great Barrington and Sheffield Plain. South of the village of Sheffield, however, the level...number as well as in height and breadth in going south. The area covered by these ridges begins at Sheffield
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to lamproites, Mr. Bundey, Northern Territory, Australia Stephen Sheppard and Wayne R. Taylor ~ Key Centre...University of Western Austra!ia, Nedlands, W.A. 6009, Australia (Received October 9, 1991; revised and accepted...to lamproites, Mr. Bundey, Northern Territory, Australia. In: A. Peecerillo and S. Foley (Editors), Potassic...Early Proterozoic Pine Creek Inlier, of northern Australia. They are spatially, tempo. rally and probably...leucite lamproites. However, mineralogically the Mt. Bundey lamprophyres resemble shoshonitic lamprophyres
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Thrust-controlled, gold quartz-vein mineralisation at the Tom's Gully mine, Northern Territory, Australia S. Sheppard...Department, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia Received: 27 May 1994/Accepted:...mesothermal gold-quartz vein deposits. The Tom's Gully deposit consists of a shallowly S-dipping quartz reef in...thermal aureole of the post-tectonic (1831 + 6 Ma) Mt Bundey pluton. Gold mineralisation comprises two(...and recrystallisation of early barren quartz. Where early quartz is absent from the thrust, gold mineralisation
Journal (issue)
the islands, which lie about 750 miles east of Australia and include the Loyalty Islands as well. Nickel...libethenite, Naanalogue of batagayite, pseudomalachite, quartz, sampleite, tobermorite, and Mg-analogue ofhopeite...34-9:8 p Andychristyite: USA. California. Baker. Otto Mt. 34-2:7 Anglesite: USA. New Mexico, Socorro. Ponales...Mexico, Socorro, Ponnles. 34-8:8 p Barite: USA. South Dakota. Meade. Elk Creek. 34-11:8 p 133taga),-ite:...p Cupri1e: Chile. Puquios. 34-4 :5 p . Cyprine: South Africa, Nonh Cape.~ Mo field. Hotazel. Wessels,
Book (edition)
Geophysics The University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia "For all Lecture Notes in Earth...Geology and Geophysics at The University of Western Australia under the supervision of Professor David Groves...Concentrations from the Karinya Syncline, South Australia Introduction Regional Geology and Tectonic...Fiji . Goonumbla Copper-Gold Deposit, New South Wales, Australia Continental Arc Associations. Bingham Copper...the Goodall Gold Deposit, Northern Territory, Australia (Proterozoic) . Introduction Regional Geology
Book (edition)
Dr. David I. Groves The University of Western Australia Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits Department...of Geology and Geophysics Nedlands, W.A. 6907, Australia The cover shows an overview of the Bajo de la...Geology and Geophysics at The University of Western Australia under the supervision of Professor David Groves...Exploration Inc. in Santiago, PT North Mining Indonesia in Jakarta, and North Limited in Parkes and Kalgoorlie...Concentrations from the Karinya Syncline, South Australia Introduction Regional Geology and Tectonic
Catalog/List
L. Leavitt,1978 AMBlVGONiTE Mlaiirne,Paris Hill, Mt. Mica RE 8.7x3.9x0.8 00033-$6.00 \ Very crude...15x13x8 GlennD. Commonsco/1. <) ~ , 00026- $20.00 South Dakota, Meade Co. Showy, transJucenttabular xls...Min. s to 6 cm 00145-$5.00 TE AusaraHa, South Australia, near Mingary, DorneRock Massiveto microbotryoidalcoatings...Canada "'LUELLITE Australia, South Australia, near Kapunda, Tom's Phosphate Quarry Sharp 15-25 mag. M/M...M/M xl, partial mustardyellowcoating,in a vug w/Quartz& Feldspar MIM 1.3xl.2x0. 00214 GALENA Tristate
Book
Authors Dr. Daniel MUller North Limited Exploration Division, New South Wales Cnr Clarke and Alluvial...Alluvial Streets Parkes, N S W 2870, Australia Prof. Dr. David I. Groves Key Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits...Geophysics The University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia "For all Lecture Notes in Earth...and associated gold copper mineralisation / Daniel Mt~ller ; David I. Groves. - 2., updated and enlarged...56) Teilw. zugl.: Nedlands, Univ. of Western Australia, Diss. D. M/iller ISBN 3-540-62075-3 NE" Groves
Journal (volume)
as gabbros containing a soda-orthoclase and some quartz and ; hypersthenites, consisting of plagioclase...the Vallee-Poussin and Renard 3 made a thorough north of Italy. examination of the plutonic rocks of Belgium...pyroxene, brown upon merely altered as mica and quartz were spoken of The as occurring in many (p...often orthoclase as describes the 1 He secondary quartz. mentions detail in the characteristics of...gabbro variety still Adams 4 and by Lawson 5 North America. This consists essentially of plagioclase
Catalog/List
\·!h. DJ.chy ,Rt .Gennys, Cornwall. Whi t vein Quartz matrix ca:::-rying a :.ittle stalactitic Chalcedony.....:;uite~ ~1L~.00. BIKITAITE. Footc Mina,Kings Mt. ,N.Carolin•,U.S.A. sharp bladed colourless xtls....:.lline ·aDG with a little crystalline· white Quartz a.nd a gocd 1i-x2° &rc.a richly implan.ted \·rith...coloured xtl masses and xtl soc·~ions forwed in Quartz/Tourmaline matri:x:.Location exampJe rather chnn...2x1x-}11 ,.z15.oo" CASSITERITE. (Sparable Tin). South !h.Frr.ncis ,Illogan,Cornwa.11. Lustrous,dark-brown
Journal (issue)
breccias, and tuffs overlying Cretaceous-aged quartz monzonite basement, and surrounded by Quaternary...the town of Mojave, and approximately 60 miles north of Los Angeles, California. The complex was host...silicification, stockwork quartz veinlets with adularia, and widespread sericite. Massive quartz veins, 2- to 5-meters...collection had many specimens from Chile and other South American countries, and the old, carefully written...Unusual Scorodite (Continued from page I) The largest quartz vein within the deposit, the Cactus vein, was located
Journal (issue)
235 Iron-manganese mineralization at Merehead Quarry, eastern Mendips (Abstract). By C. Alabaster.............. 263 Correlation and sedimentology of Tom's Cove Shale, Bude Formation. By J. P. B. Lovell ...iron-rich tourmalines from the Hercynian granites of South-West England and elsewhere, but a plea is made for...Al)3Al6[SisO18J(BO3)3(OH,F,O) 4 In the granitic rocks of South-West England, schorl or black tourmaline is the...variation in schorl from the granitic rocks of South-West England has been studied in detail by Power
Catalog/List
cheaper examples. Please ask for details). 8. SMOKY QUARTZ (8cm x 8cm x 2cm) Macaco Mine, Sao Geraldo Do...Gerai·s, Brazil A highly unusual, tabular smoky quartz crystal forming a 'square' looking crystal aggregate...liroconite crystals to 5mm infilling a gossanous quartz matrix. (Rich Example) £185 10. CASSITERITE AND...---��_,, ,.--a.--..,...,.-...,. 21. FLOURITE & QUARTZ. (8crn :a: St'm :s. 3cm) H1ttal GorJtmd. Sr Day...lJ. MANGAN-ANK£RITE (7cm x 2cm x 2cm) G1eys101�s quarry, U.:a,i/, Cornv,-afl Elon&31ed c.rys1-als of bright
Report (issue)
Introduction ] The bedrock of the Ashley Falls quadrangle ranges in age from i i Precambrian to Middle or Upper(...underlying 21 .0 autochthon at latitude 42°15' north (Ratcliffe, 1975a). 22 23 24 25U. S. GOVERNMENT...rusty-weathering blue-quartz gneiss (p w), hornblende i garnet amphibolite (p hg), biotite quartz plagioclase paragneiss...This sequence is generally rggarded as autochw south-plunging end of the Green Mountain Ajiticlinorium...rocks of the Beartown Mountain S * slice to the north (Ratcliffe, 1975a, b, c). 1 Paleozoic rocks,--The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tom. "Early Days in North Arkansas Zinc District" and "Zinc Ores of the North Arkansas Field." Engineering...reddingite as octahedral-like crystals at the Berry Quarry in Poland; also as one of the rare secondary phosphates...pegmatite at the Bennett Quarry at Buckfield, the Dun­ ton Gem Mine at Newry, and at Black Mt. at Rumford in Maine...and other quarries on Mt. Apatite at Auburn; the Bennett Quarry at Buckfield; Mt. Mica at Paris; at Hebron;... but has been noted especially at the Tamminen Quarry at Greenwood; also found at Buckfield, Newry, Poland
Journal (issue)
Devonshire. OCTAHEORAL green xis. w . coating of Quartz. I 5 x 2. . ............... . ..... ..... ..•...OLIVENITE, Cornwall. Fine radiating xld. mass w. Quartz. 2 ½ x 2 ½ .. . WITHERITE, Cumberland. Group xis...Group of blue etched xis. w. drusy Quartz. 3 ½ x 3. RUTILE, Graves Mt. Georgia. Brilliant xis. in mass...12.50 APATITE, Maine Small bright lilac xis. on Quartz w. Cookelte. 2 ½ X 2½ .. ... ..... . . .. ......ARGENTITE, Colorado. Thick filiform masses w. xld. Quartz. 3 x 1 ½ .• 3 .50 RHODOCHROSITE, Butte. Small pink
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
flakes on fluellite from the Moculta quarry, Angaston, South Australia, are orthorhombic, a 15.00(7), b 8...351 (KaanoqbocuHaI~T). A pale lilac mineral from Mt. Koashva and Mr. Yukspor, Kola peninsula, has space...Erde, 40, 195. Minute blue tabular crystals on quartz and baryte from the Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Baden...Fe3+Si4010(OH)2, occurs at Strassenschacht, Germany, and Mt. Tologai, Kazakhstan. Monoclinic, a 5.26, b 9.10...Min. 18, 323. Crystal aggregates from Goose Creek quarry, Leesburg, Virginia, are monoclinic, a 7.52, b
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quiet community situated on the east slope of the South Mountains. There are at least six old mines in this... About 2 miles further up this road is a slate quarry to our left. The large dump affords ample parking...collector. On the left side of the quarry are big chunks of milky white quartz, pure, with­ out any iron stains...combined with ironstone. About the base level near the quartz, earthy hematite. On the right portion of the dump...road till you come to a small bridge which crosses Tom's Creek. Swing left and proceed back cinder road,
Book
org/details/cornishminerinau0000payt THE CORNISH MINER IN AUSTRALIA: Cousin Jack Down Under • /!)· Cooklo wl\...:10t"!to AOElAICi Al t:>ony '11. • - j s~RR\lR RANGES h ,;-y., \ Nulla(bOr P1a1n "' - - • SOv~ HERN... - 0 "- D Mt BothoAustralia (Cousin Jack Do...The Story of HMS Fisgard Cornish Carols From Australia (forthcoming) For Brigid Angharad \ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...Rowe, with their various volumes on the Cornish in North America, and their tremendous enthusiasm for my
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
displays and mineral occurrences of amazonite—smoky quartz and selenite-calcite-aragonite as they are found...MARCH/APRIL 1982 59 Beryl variety aquamarine, Mt. Anterro,Chaffee Coun­ ty, Colorado. This translu­...with white quartz, Galena Queen mine, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. Below: "Tom's Baby," a...are selenite crystals from the Naica Silver mine, south of Chihuahua, Mexico, which were acquired during...Del Sol, Brazil, South America. The large, deep purple crystals formed from hot, quartz-rich solutions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pit near the bottom at the 50- to 60-foot level. Quarry was in Illinois near Dyer, Indiana. Fleener, F...Behnke is office manager for a library in Chicago's North Shore area. May/June 1988 233 King, F . W ....focuses on a 12- x -12-inch specimen of fluorite on quartz with galena and sphalerite from near Cave in Rock...Rd., East Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, 3145, AUSTRALIA Tel: (03)509-1666 ROCKS AND MINERALS hunt geodes...the natural history museum located in Chicago. Tom's Totes MEL & GRACE DYCK Mineral-collecting bags
Book (edition)
departement departamento Mt. district municipio Saint Sainte island mount, mountain...Northampton co., Pennsylvania, and from the Kobokobo quarry, near Kamituga, Dern. Rep. of Congo. EJM 23, 269-277...11.32, Z = 8. nite, wulfenite, etc., from the Otto Mt., San Bernardino d: 6.4(8) - 4.5(9) - 3.02(7) - 2...white. Cleavage {00I} perfect. D = 2.18. ern Australia. J. ofGeoscience 56, 249-255, 2011. 9 Agricolaite...2.65(6) - 2.44(5). At Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. IMA 2010-029. Aleksandrovite KLi3CaSn
Book
10:215-217 ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54...on the cause of smoky and amethystine color in quartz (by A. J. Cohen) 20:365-367 Amethyst occurrences...ANALCIME Natrolite and analcime from Eckman Creek quarry. Waldport. Oregon (by M. Groben) 1:153, 1:173,...23:88-90 ANCYLITE Calcian ancylite from [the Keystone quarry near Cornog,] Pennsylvania: new data (by F. A....13:107-112 ANDERSON, WAYNE --and R. Stinchfield: Pint's quarry. Black Hawk County, Iowa 20:473-479 ANDOVER MINE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineral Show. Bell Grove Arena (next to Science North), 100 Ramsey Lake Road. Info.—Roger Poulin, R.R...sponsored by the Reno Gem and Min­ eral Society. South Meeting Rooms, Reno/ Sparks Convention Center, 4590... Info.—Pete Knudsen, 3 Bit­ tersweet Dr., Butte, MT 59701. July 20, 21—Mattituck, New York. 10th Annual...320, Mattituck, NY 11952. Jury 25-28—Franklin, North Carolina. Gem & Lapi­ dary Wholesalers (G&LW) Gem...Societies. Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 3d Ave. North and Mercer. Info.—Bob McKay, Edmonds, WA 98020.
 
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