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Ottery Mine (Ottery lodes), Tent Hill, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ottery Mine (Ottery lodes) | Mine |
| Tent Hill | Hill |
| Gough Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 24' 29'' South , 151° 39' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Emmaville | 536 (2012) | 7.3km |
| Deepwater | 486 (2012) | 18.3km |
| Glen Innes | 6,283 (2012) | 37.1km |
| Red Range | 249 (2013) | 46.8km |
| Mitchell | 628 (2018) | 53.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Innes Mineral and Gem Club | Glen Innes, New South Wales | 37km |
The mine is located approximately 2 kms North of Tent Hill between Emmaville and Torrington.
The mine commenced in 1879 and continued to 1976 and is now closed. The mine has been partially remediated.
Operations included shafts, adits, pits, open cuts, costeans, trenches, and open stopes.
Anthropogenic efflorescences on mine buildings are described by Hebbard et al. (2017): gypsum, arsenolite, claudetite, three unidentfied As phases and others.
370055mE, 6746008mN.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Arsenolite Formula: As2O3 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Claudetite Formula: As2O3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'Zinnwaldite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Claudetite | 4.CB.45 | As2O3 |
| ⓘ | Arsenolite | 4.CB.50 | As2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Zinnwaldite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
- New England OrogenOrogen
- Woolomin ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Ottery Mine, Tent Hill, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia