Cornwall Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cornwall Mine | Mine |
| Trial Harbour district | District |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 54' 45'' South , 145° 9' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 15.5km |
| West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 29.8km |
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 30.2km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 35.1km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 38.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
263138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263138:0
GUID (UUID V4):
bb9ac4d9-024d-4e85-bfeb-87828c144dab
An abandoned old tin mine in Devonian Heemskirk granite, situated atop a sea cliff, on Wheel Bay, about 5km N of Remine. It contains some small workings in granite containing veins and pods of quartz and tourmaline, plus minor cassiterite and sulphides.
Workings on a quartz tourmaline vein up to 0.7m wide include a shaft and an adit
Locality ~1.5km northwest of Trial Harbour
Deposit Size Not determined
Host Rock Ages Devonian
Mineralisation Ages Devonian
Form Vein (single, sheet, saddle)
Rock Type granite
Commodities Tin
Gangue Kaolinite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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Cornwall Mine, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia