Queen Mary Mine (Coronation Wolfram Blocks; Callawonga Creek), Yankalilla, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 34' 57'' South , 138° 22' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1911
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Inman Valley | 424 (2014) | 11.9km |
| Waitpinga | 164 (2014) | 13.7km |
| Yankalilla | 553 (2012) | 14.3km |
| Second Valley | 170 (2013) | 15.2km |
| Normanville | 1,107 (2017) | 16.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
60
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60:7
GUID (UUID V4):
a3d939f5-5b5d-47a9-9e36-a778c9bfbf6d
A deposit of ferberite (originally recorded as 'ferbertite') was discovered here in 1911 by John Munro. In 1915 a company was formed, with 5 men employed to work the mine. Three shafts, 3 adits and 2 open cuts were formed during production, which ceased in 1918. The mine was reopened in 1952 by J.M. Dwyer on M.C. 1707, 1708, 1742 and 1743, with a total of 4cwt of of ferberite and scheelite ore being recovered.
Of the mines along the Callawonga Creek area, only the Queen Mary produced any worthwhile ore.
Mined from masses (shoots), disseminations of ferberite were found in discordant NS-trending quartz-tourmaline pegmatite veins 30 cm to 2 m wide, within metasediment of the Tapanappa Formation.
Production from 1915-18 yielded 317 tonne (2.54 tonne metal at 0.8%WO2).
Treated ore was also reported to carry gold, with an average 0.6g/tAu, to a maximum 2.6g/tAu.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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