Jane River goldfield, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jane River goldfield | Ore Field |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 24' 10'' South , 146° 0' 12'' East
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Alluvial gold deposits in shallow Cainozoic sediments. The goldfield is now in a National park and prospecting and mining are banned. The source of the gold is uncertain, but the presence of cinnabar in the sediments suggests an epithermal hard rock source is close by.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β 'Limonite' Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β 'Xenotime' Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Xenotime' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp.
Blake, F, 1935. MRT Document UR1935_062_65: Preliminary report on the Jane River goldfield
Blake, F, 1935. MRT Document UR1935_082_83: Alluvial cinnibar at the Jane River district
Bottrill, R. S. (1989) MRT Document UR1989_28: Mineralogy of heavy concentrates, Jane River goldfield
Bacon, C.A., 1989. MRT Document UR1989_32: A brief history of the Jane River goldfield
Turner, N.J. 1990. MRT Document UR1990_16: Jane River goldfield - rock analyses and preliminary account of investigation
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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