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Edward's Find Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Edward's Find Gold MineMine
Marvel LochLoch
Yilgarn ShireShire
Western AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 34' 8'' South , 119° 23' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-31.56915,119.38739
GeoHash:
G#: qdkuktp0r
GRN:
S22E72
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mount Palmer117 (2014)33.2km
Moorine Rock189 (2013)37.1km
Southern Cross712 (2012)38.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
240006
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240006:1
GUID (UUID V4):
78c4013e-05f3-4604-937c-14bb8e4613e6


Gold. Hosted in basalt and metasedimentary rocks, with gold in quartz veins, the main lode 0.8 metres wide.

In 1928 former Kalgoorlie prospector, F.W. Edwards and his family left Kalgoorlie for a new life farming 15 kilometres south-west of Marvel Loch. Within 12 months he had discovered gold on the property. A successful trial crushing occurred in 1931, and then farming was abandoned for mining. A syndicate was formed and in 1935 a five head battery was erected. Between 1932 and 1952 when the reference was written the open pit was producing 300 tonnes a month virtually continously over this period. In the late 1940's a shaft was sunk and the processing plant from the Yellowdine Mine was purchased and re-erected at Edward's Find. By 1952 the mine had a 15 head battery, and employed 30 men. Presently (2013) the lease is owned by St Barbara Limited but the location is inactive.

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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References

The West Australian newspaper (Perth) (1952) Growth of Edwards Find Mine (09 Jan 1952).
Eilu, Pasi (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining. Rovaniemi.
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