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Quartz from
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite12 photos of Quartz associated with Hematite at this locality.
Chalcopyrite8 photos of Quartz associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Chamosite7 photos of Quartz associated with Chamosite at this locality.
Dolomite6 photos of Quartz associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Fluorite2 photos of Quartz associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Siderite2 photos of Quartz associated with Siderite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:109173
Long-form Identifier:1:3:109173:1
GUID (UUID V4):1b83fa95-b9f9-4fc4-ac39-17ad7a375aa8
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) Philosophers Ridge, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.1km (0.7 miles) Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) Western Tharsis deposit, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.3km (2.1 miles) Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.5km (2.2 miles) Comstock Chert prospect, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
4.1km (2.6 miles) Madame Howard mine (Howards Plains gold mine), Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.3km (4.5 miles) King River mine, Lynchford, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.6km (6.6 miles) Jukes Proprietary mine, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
11.3km (7.0 miles) Gaspersics Newall Creek quarry, Lynchford, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.0km (10.0 miles) Intercolonial Spur, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Corporate Document (Series)
A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania Geological Survey Bulletin 73 by R. S. Bottrill and W. E. Baker...Baker Mineral Resources Tasmania Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources E>...rossi'oilittes PO Box 56 Rosny Park Tasmania 7018 Phone (03) 6233 8377 Fax (03) 6233 8338 Email info@mrt...gov.au First published in Australia in 2008 by Mineral Resources Tasmania Department of Infrastructure...Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018 www.mrttas.gov.au ©Copyright State of Tasmania, 2008 All rights reserved
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mapping and Interpretations of the Mount Lyell Mining District, Tasmania: A Large Hybrid Cu-Au System with...Fern Tree, Tasmania, Australia 7054 Abstract New detailed mapping of the Mount Lyell mines area has resulted...top and silica-rich upper part of the system at Lyell Comstock, the large displaced mass of silica-rich...at North Lyell, and the deeper levels of the system exemplified by the low-grade Prince Lyell deposit...The alteration has been focused along the Great Lyell fault, a major reverse-type growth fault, which
Journal (issue)
from the tin deposits of Elsmore, New England district of New South Wales. Rankin, John, Sharpe, James...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...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JUNE-JuLY, 1958 OF THE MT. LYELL M. L. WADE AND MINES, 4 TASMANIA M. SOLOMON CONTENTS PAGE Abstract................................ Geologyof the Lyell Mines ..................................................................... 390 Metamorphicrocks--Lyell Schists.................................... 396.................................. The individual mines ..................................................408 408 409 414 414 415 415 ABSTRACT The Mount Lyell Mines, discoveredin 1883 and first worked unsuccess-
Thesis/Dissertation
MINERALISATION OF THE SOUTHERN PRINCE LYELL DEEPS, QUEENSTOWN, TASMANIA by Oliver L. Raymond BSc (Hons)...Deposit and Exploration Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart. November, 1992 All arguments and analytical...referenced. Oliver L. Raymond 11 ABSTRACT The Prince Lyell copper - gold - silver deposit occurs in the...Volcanic Complex of the Mt Read Volcanics at Queenstown, Tasmania. The southern portion of the deposit comprises...depth by the Owen Conglomerate along the Great Lyell fault. The disseminated and stringer pyrite - chalcopyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for the Genesis of Cu-Au Deposits, Mount Lyell Field, Western Tasmania DAVID L. HUSTON† AND JULIENNE KAMPRAD...Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Abstract The Western Tharsis deposit, located in the Mount Read volcanic belt...belt of western Tasmania, is one of 22 mainly Cu-Au deposits in the Mount Lyell district. Although the...pyrite-chalcopyrite like most other deposits in the Mount Lyell district, it also contains bornite-rich ores characteristic...characterized by a quartz-chlorite ± sericite assemblage. The core is enveloped by a quartz-pyrophyllite ±
Book (edition)
. 1Jictori& Olollege 1£ihrar11 The Peaks of Lyell • Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022...in the distance GEOFFREY BLAINEY The Peaks of Lyell MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS VICT 1- '\ I ,, ...bound in Australia by Melbourne University Press, Carlton, N.3, Vicioria Registered in Australia for transmission...University Press Preface T is the history of the Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Company-the first, the last,...the story of a wild region of mountains and mines-some mines rich, many poor. It is the story of men who
Book (edition)
DISCARDED *622 . 343 B57p 1102529 Blainey Peaks of Lyell i~'.i,>>l½. ·,· {\:::·= PUBLIC LIBRARY FORT WAYNE...THE PEAKS OF LYELL I !I i • • I ~ I / I .. I I lrii:.. MT. SEDGWICK MT. LYELL The denuded...denuded hills of Queenstown MT. OWEN ' by Geoffrey Blaino/ • l I MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS First...bound in Australia by Melbourne University Press, Carlton, N.3, Victoria Registered in Australia for transmission... PREFACE· .. T HIS is the history of the Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Company- the first, the last
Report (issue)
making a commercial decision. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000 ISSN 1039-091X Page 2 The Western Tharsis...deposit A ‘high sulphidation’ Cu–Au deposit in the Mt Lyell field, of possible Ordovician age DL Huston & J...Western Tharsis deposit in the Mt Lyell Cu–Au district of western Tasmania has been reinterpreted as an Ordovician...Jerrabomberra Ave & Hindmarsh Dr Symonston ACT 2609 AUSTRALIA Internet: www.agso.gov.au Chief Executive Officer...jasper (yellow and red). Sample from Western Australia; supplied by Dean Hoatson. 2 AGSO Research Newsletter
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Environmentof Formation of the VolcanicHostedMt. Lyell CopperDepositsUsingGeology,Mineralogy,Stable Isotopes...Universityof Tasmania,G. P.O. Box252C, Hobart, Tasmania7001, Australia Abstract The Mt. Lyell copperdeposits...orogeny(Middle Devonian).They are associated with quartz-sericite and quartz-sericite-chlorite rocks,the latterco...requirewaterdepthsapproaching 1 km. North-southandeast-west-trending faults,which were activeduringthe Tabberabberan...singthe composition of chloritecoexisting with quartz,pyrite, and chalcopyrite, by meansof a six-the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Stratigraphicand StructuralSetting of the Mt. Lyell Volcanic-HostedSulfideDeposits S. F. Cox Departmentof...Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia Abstract Volcanic-hosted sulfidedeposits at Mt. Lyell are confinedto a ...mineralizationover a strike length of 8 km within the mine sequence. Stratigraphic relationstogetherwith lithofaciesand...extendedtime interval during the accumulationof the mine sequence. Two orientationgroupsof Middle Devonianfoldsare...ralmodificationof the oresor hostrocks.Open west-to west-northwest-trending uprightsecondgeneration(D2)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SulfurIsotopeAbundances in the Mount Read Volcanicsbetween Que River and Mount Darwin, Tasmania M. SOLOMON, Bureauof...Resources, G. P.O. Box378, Canberra,A. C. T. 2601, Australia C. J. EASTOE, Departmentof Geosciences, Universityof...Canberra,A. C. T. 2601, Australia AND G. R. GREEN GeologicalSurveyof Tasmania,P.O. Box56, RosnyPark,... Tasmania7018, Australia Abstract Most of the mineral depositsin the Mount Read Volcanicsare of Cambrianage...increasingwater/rockratio. No comparablezoningis apparentat Mount Lyell or Que Riverwherethe systems appearsto be dominatedby
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chronostratigraphy of the Mount Read Volcanic Belt in Western Tasmania, Australia: Implications for VHMS... University of Tasmania, Tasmania 7001, Australia Abstract The Middle Cambrian Mount Read Volcanics...Volcanics of western Tasmania, Australia, host several world-class volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) deposits...volcanic and intrusive rock units from throughout the Mount Read Volcanics and underlying mafic-ultramafic complexes...interpreted to underlie the Mount Read Volcanics. Magmatism in the central Mount Read Volcanics lasted at
Report (issue)
Bulletin 72 The Geology and Mineral Deposits of Tasmania: a summary DEPARTMENT of INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY...ENERGY and RESOURCES Mineral Resources Tasmania Tasmania TASMANIA SIMPLIFIED GEOLOGY LAUNCESTON Sm ...orogeny (cf. Tabberabberan Orogeny of mainland Australia). MIDDLE DEVONIAN LATE CAMBRIAN– EARLY DEVONIAN...with basement indicated. MINERAL RESOURCES TASMANIA Tasmania DEPARTMENT of INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY and...Bulletin 72 The Geology and Mineral Deposits of Tasmania: a summary by D. B. Seymour, G. R. Green and C
Report (issue)
Bulletin 72 The Geology and Mineral Deposits of Tasmania: a summary DEPARTMENT of INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY...ENERGY and RESOURCES Mineral Resources Tasmania Tasmania TASMANIA SIMPLIFIED GEOLOGY LAUNCESTON Sm ...orogeny (cf. Tabberabberan Orogeny of mainland Australia). MIDDLE DEVONIAN LATE CAMBRIAN– EARLY DEVONIAN...with basement indicated. MINERAL RESOURCES TASMANIA Tasmania DEPARTMENT of INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY and...Bulletin 72 The Geology and Mineral Deposits of Tasmania: a summary by D. B. Seymour, G. R. Green and C
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in the genesis of world class VHMS deposits in Tasmania Ross Large a, Mark Doyle a, Ollie Raymond b, David...Studies, Unicersity of Tasmania, G.P.O. Box 252C, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia b AGSO, P.O. Box 378...378, Canberra, ACT2601, Australia Received 24 March 1995; accepted 26 July 1995 Abstract An analysis...which intrude the Mt Read Volcanics of western Tasmania provides evidence that there may have been a direct...massive sulphide (VHMS) mineralisation in the Mt Lyell district. Interpretation of regional gravity and magnetic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization, Rosebery Zn-Pb-Cu and Mount Lyell Cu deposits, Tasmania, Australia C. Perkins Department of Geology...AustralianNational University,Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia Received: 5 October 1994/Accepted: 29 March 1995...from the Rosebery Zn-Pb-Cu and Mount Lyell Cu deposits, Tasmania, Australia, has determined a succession...the vicinity of the deposit. The ages from the Mount Lyell field range from ~400-378 Ma, are a minimum for...mineralization, and date cleavage development. The North Lyell Cu mineralization, which was probably broadly coeval
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
andMineralogy, P.O.Box136,NorthRyde,NewSouthWales2113,Australia Abstract Leadisotopemeasurements of 13 deposits...forthedeposits castdoubtontheproposed conjunction of Tasmania with the Australian mainlandin Cambriantimes;the...western Tasmania and forms the basis for the The Mount Read volcanic belt in western Tasmania is an... PRECAMBRIAN TYENNAN 8LOCK \'•-'•-•T • LYELLMOUNT READ VOLCANICS TYNDALL GROUP CORRELATES AND...VOLCANICS MOSTLY .[.T] QUARTZ -FELDSPAR -PHYRIC VOLCANICLASTICS, LAVAS, INTRUSIVES TASMANIA 010 20 3?km '•
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Submarine Volcanic Successions: Some Examples from Australia ROSS R. LARGE,† JOCELYN MCPHIE, J. BRUCE GEMMELL...Sciences, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-79, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Abstract Variations in...districts of eastern Australia, the Cambrian Mount Read Volcanics and the Cambro-Ordovician Mount Windsor subprovince...pyritic Cu-Au deposits, such as those in the Mount Lyell field and at HighwayReward, formed by subsea-floor...Cu-Au ore lenses may be strata-bound (e.g., Mount Lyell) or crosscutting pipes (e.g., HighwayReward)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alteration of the Henty and Mount Julia Gold Deposits, Western Tasmania TIM CALLAGHAN†,* Centre for Ore...University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-79, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001 Abstract The Mount Julia-Henty...lenses hosted in an extensive package (>20 Mt) of quartz-sericite altered volcanics. The alteration system...calcareous volcaniclastic sandstones located at the Mount Read Volcanics Tyndall Group-Central Volcanic Complex...mylonitized and the orebody is now located on the steeply west dipping, overturned limb of a broad, shallowly south
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VOLCANIC-HOSTED SULPHIDE DEPOSITS AT ROSEBERY AND MT. LYELL, TASMANIA M. S O L O M O N 1, F . M . V O K E S 2 a n...Resources, P.O. Box 378, Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601 (Australia) 2 Universitet i Trondheim, N-7034 Trondheim (Norway)...University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601 (Australia) (Accepted for publication January 27, 1986) ...volcanic-hosted sulphide deposits at Rosebery and Mt. Lyell, Tasmania. In: B. Marshall and L.B. Gilligan (Editors)...deposits at Rosebery and Mt. Lyell in the Mt. Read mineral province of western Tasmania. At Rosebery, part of
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...remnant ovoid Pleistocene Luise Volcano on the east coast of Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New...1967 A.E. Jenkins and G.M. Willis 3. Broken Hill Mines — 1968 1968 and Papua New Ed. C.L. Knight 1974...Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 1. Metals 6.* Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 2. Coal 7
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gold-RichVolcanogenie MassiveSulfideDeposit in Western Tasmania S. W. HALLEY Goldfields' Exploration, P.O. Box322...Australia6100,Australia AND R. H. ROBERTS RenisonLimited, P.O. Box 20, Zeehan, Tasmania 7469, Australia Abstract...over5 m. The full significance of of the entire Mount Read Voleanies to within a few million the prospect...0361-0128/97/1927/438-1056,00 438 HENTYAu DEPOSIT,•V. TASMANIA Westof theHent•tfault Rocksbelonging to the CentralVolcanic...southastheSouth Henryfault. ;EBERY Owe• conglomerate MOUNT READ VOLCANICS • TYNDALL GROUP TyndallGroup
Book (edition)
NEVER ENDED BY THE SAME AUTHOR The Peaks of Lyell, 1954, 1959, 1967 The University of Melbourne: A...University of Melbourne, 1957 Gold and Paper, 1958 Mines in the Spinifex, 1960 A History of Camberwell, 1964...mining, but that definition has become too narrow. Australia in the 1960s found oil and natural gas and phosphate...century Australia has been one of the world’s important mining countries, but no history of the mines has...and base metals that were mined vigorously in Australia. It also touches on iron because Australia’s steel
Book (edition)
1963, 1969, 1978, 1993 National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Blainey, Geoffrey...84557 6. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Australia—History. 2. Mineral industries—Australia—History. I...tapping of natural gas on the North-West Shelf, the emergence of Australia as the world’s largest producer...the finding of the huge Olym- field in South Australia, the swift revival of gold downs of uranium...century Australia has been one of the world’s important mining countries, but no history of the mines has
 
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