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Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Prince Lyell Mine | Mine |
| Mount Lyell Mines | Group of Mines |
| Queenstown | Town |
| Queenstown district | Mining District |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 4' 0'' South , 145° 35' 3'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gormanston | 169 (2014) | 1.4km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 2.8km |
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 23.2km |
| West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 24.0km |
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 28.9km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Prince Lyell deposit
A large, operating, mostly underground copper-gold-silver mine. The deposit is a volcanogenic deposit with disseminated sulphides hosted by altered Cambrian acid volcanics. The Mt Lyell mine is one of the oldest significant mines in Australia, and has been operating almost continually for nearly 120 years. Over twenty separate deposits have been worked but the Prince Lyell deposit is the only currently active mine. The mines have produced about 1.4 Mt of copper, 45 t of gold 733 t of silver and some lead and zinc from about 120 Mt of ore in its lifetime (to 2002) and, depending on good copper prices, there are sufficient reserves to enable the mine continuing for another fifty years or more
The Mt Lyell copper-gold mines are mineralogically most important as the co-type locality for the rare copper-iron-tin sulphide mawsonite, named after Sir Douglas Mawson, the Antarctic explorer and geologist. However, many other rare minerals are also recorded from these mines, including betechtinite, florenceite, woodhousite, stannoidite, hessite, jalpaite, magnesiofoitite, zunyite and stromeyerite. At least 85 species have been reported from the mines, many being found as attractive specimens in late stage, alpine-type veins.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
80 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Aikinite Formula: PbCuBiS3 |
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Bastnäsite' Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| ⓘ Berzelianite Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| ⓘ Betekhtinite Formula: Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ Boothite Formula: CuSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| ⓘ Clausthalite Formula: PbSe |
| ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Delafossite Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gorceixite Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ Jalpaite Formula: Ag3CuS2 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Linnaeite Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Magnesio-foitite Formula: ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Mawsonite Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Natroalunite Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Paragonite Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Renierite Formula: (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stannoidite Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| ⓘ Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
| ⓘ Svanbergite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Tellurobismuthite Formula: Bi2Te3 |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Variscite Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ Woodhouseite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Zunyite Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Berzelianite | 2.BA.20 | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | Jalpaite | 2.BA.45 | Ag3CuS2 |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Betekhtinite | 2.BE.05 | Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannoidite | 2.CB.15c | Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| ⓘ | Mawsonite | 2.CB.20 | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ | Renierite | 2.CB.35a | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Tellurobismuthite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te3 |
| ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Aikinite | 2.HB.05a | PbCuBiS3 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Delafossite | 4.AB.15 | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Natroalunite | 7.BC.10 | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Boothite | 7.CB.35 | CuSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Svanbergite | 8.BL.05 | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Woodhouseite | 8.BL.05 | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gorceixite | 8.BL.10 | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Florencite-(Ce) | 8.BL.13 | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Zunyite | 9.BJ.55 | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| ⓘ | Magnesio-foitite | 9.CK.05 | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | Paragonite | 9.EC.15 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Bastnäsite' | - | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Boothite | CuSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gorceixite | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| H | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Boothite | CuSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gorceixite | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| O | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Na | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Gorceixite | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Al | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Si | ⓘ Magnesio-foitite | ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Gorceixite | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Betekhtinite | Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 |
| S | ⓘ Boothite | CuSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| S | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| S | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Betekhtinite | Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Berzelianite | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| Cu | ⓘ Betekhtinite | Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 |
| Cu | ⓘ Boothite | CuSO4 · 7H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Cu | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| Ge | Germanium | |
| Ge | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Berzelianite | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| Se | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannoidite | Cu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Tellurobismuthite | Bi2Te3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Gorceixite | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Ce | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Nd | Neodymium | |
| Nd | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Betekhtinite | Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Tellurobismuthite | Bi2Te3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western TasmaniaOrogenic Belt
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References
Hendry, D. A. F. (1981) Chlorites, phengites, and siderites from the Prince Lyell ore deposit, Tasmania, and the origin of the deposit. Economic Geology, 76 (2) 285-303 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.76.2.285
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia