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Buchan's Lode, Bannockburn, Cromwell, Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealandi
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Buchan's LodeLode
Bannockburn- not defined -
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Central Otago DistrictDistrict
Otago RegionRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 6' 37'' South , 169° 5' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Clyde890 (2014)20.0km
Arrowtown2,151 (2011)28.8km
Queenstown10,442 (2018)34.2km
Kingston2,460 (2018)38.0km
Wanaka4,428 (2011)45.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
192829
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192829:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Three subparallel, stibnite-mineralised zones strike northwest and dip steeply northeast at Buchans prospect, west of Carricktown. Stibnite-rich zones range from a few centimetres up to 1.2 m wide, and contain hydrothermal breccia with a cement of fine-grained quartz and medium-coarse-grained (up to 3 cm) stibnite. Surficial oxidation has produced abundant white, cream, and orange Sb oxide phases, as well as goethite. Breccia clasts are largely altered host schist, with the latter adjacent to the lodes being extensively fractured and locally silicified. Hydrothermal quartz cement strongly resembles the fine-grained quartz in the high-angle gold-bearing breccia lodes described above. Stibnite veins display local postmineralisation shearing, resulting in polished surfaces.


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite
Formula: (Fe,Mg)CO3
ⓘ Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Svanbergite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘSenarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘStibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘvar. Mg-rich Siderite5.AB.05(Fe,Mg)CO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘSvanbergite8.BL.05SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Hⓘ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite(Fe,Mg)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oⓘ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
Oⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite(Fe,Mg)CO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite(Fe,Mg)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite(Fe,Mg)CO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ SenarmontiteSb2O3
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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