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Saxon, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Saxon | - not defined - |
| Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine) | Group of Deposits (In Development) |
| Zeehan mining district | Mining District |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 55' 20'' South , 145° 15' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Age:
382.7 ± 1.6 to 358.9 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 7.5km |
| West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 25.9km |
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 26.1km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 27.9km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 30.0km |
One of the Avebury group of Ni deposits.
Locality Near Avebury mine, 20km SW of Zeehan
Mineralisation Ages Devonian
Form Disseminated
Rock Type Serpentinite
Commodities Nickel
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Avebury Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western TasmaniaOrogenic Belt
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