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La Sparanza Mine, Brewery Creek, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
La Sparanza MineMine
Brewery CreekCreek
Broken Hill districtMining District
Yancowinna Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 40' 44'' South , 141° 27' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Broken Hill18,430 (2015)31.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Broken Hill Mineral ClubBroken Hill, New South Wales31km
Mindat Locality ID:
192671
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192671:5
GUID (UUID V4):
b6834b8a-ceae-4fd3-bf81-4ef1717bba61


Located approximately 40 km due North of Broken Hill.
Operations comprise various shafts and pits.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4

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