Lyell Blocks, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lyell Blocks | Group of Mines |
| Mount Lyell Mines | Group of Mines |
| Queenstown | Town |
| Queenstown district | Mining District |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 3' 13'' South , 145° 35' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gormanston | 169 (2014) | 2.4km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 4.2km |
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 24.5km |
| West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 25.3km |
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 28.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132654
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132654:6
GUID (UUID V4):
d1d22aa6-4f0d-4b9e-86ba-09879eecf07c
Some gossan-like βcopper-clayβ deposits (eg. Lyell Blocks, King Lyell) lie adjacent to the Mt Lyell sulphide deposits and are locally very copper rich but have only constituted a small part of the production to date. They contain native copper, cuprite, chalcocite, digenite, bornite, covellite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, siderite-rhodochrosite and goethite in illite-kaolinite clays derived from altered limestones. The copper and cuprite are hosted by goethite nodules in clay.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
13 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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