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Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia i
Regional Level Types
Yankee Lodes Group of Lodes
The Gulf Gulf
Gough Co. County
New South Wales State
Australia Country

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Torrington mining district, New South Wales, Australia

Regional Level Types
Yankee Lodes	Group of Lodes
The Gulf	Gulf
Gough Co.	County
New South Wales	State
Australia	Country

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Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite, etc.

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite, etc.

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite, etc.

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite, etc.

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite, etc.

Yankee Lodes, The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

29° 16' 50'' South , 151° 28' 8'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-29.28083,151.46889

GRN:

S20E94

Type:

Group of Lodes

Age:

252.17 ± 0.06 to 247.2 Ma

Geologic Time:

Early/Lower Triassic

Reference for age:

Brown, R.E., Stroud, W.J. (1997) Inverell 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-5: Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 576 pages.

Köppen climate type:

Cfa : Humid subtropical climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Emmaville	536 (2012)	22.0km
Deepwater	486 (2012)	40.6km
Bukkulla	146 (2013)	41.2km
Glen Innes	6,283 (2012)	56.8km
Oakwood	694 (2013)	57.7km

Mindat Locality ID:

194346

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:194346:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Yankee Lode tin deposit; Yankee Lode deposit

The Yankee lodes comprise around 14 deposits including Yankee Lodes SW, Kathida mine, includes Appletree line, Donalds Doctor, Doctor Garden line, Boiler, New Chum & Co lines, also Colemans, Andersons reefs, Blairs lodes, and Garths mine.

The deposit is still active (2017).

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Mineral List

6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Granite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

References:

Heinrich, Christoph A., Ryan, Christopher G., Mernagh, Terrence P., Eadington, Peter J. (1992) Segregation of ore metals between magmatic brine and vapor; a fluid inclusion study using PIXE microanalysis. Economic Geology, 87 (6) 1566-1583 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.6.1566

Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

Schaltegger, Urs, Pettke, Thomas, Audétat, Andreas, Reusser, Eric, Heinrich, Christoph A. (2005) Magmatic-to-hydrothermal crystallization in the W–Sn mineralized Mole Granite (NSW, Australia) Chemical Geology, 220 (3) 215-235 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.02.018

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

References:

Brown, R.E., Stroud, W.J. (1997) Inverell 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-5: Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 576 pages.

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

References:

Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

References:

Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO₄)

References:

Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

References:

Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Xenotime-(Y)	8.AD.35	Y(PO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite Group'	-	REE(PO₄)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
New England OrogenOrogen
- Woolomin ProvinceGeologic Province
New South Wales
- Mole GraniteIntrusion
- Torrington mining districtMining District

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Brown, R.E., Stroud, W.J. (1997) Inverell 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-5: Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 576 pages.

Philippot, P., Cauzid, J. (2006) Contrasting Cu-complexing behaviour in vapour and liquid fluid inclusions from the Yankee Lode deposit, Mole Granite, Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70 (18) doi:10.1016/j.gca.2006.06.1440

Cauzid, J., Philippot, P., Martinez-Criado, G., Ménez, B., Labouré, S. (2007) Contrasting Cu-complexing behaviour in vapour and liquid fluid inclusions from the Yankee Lode tin deposit, Mole Granite, Australia. Chemical Geology, 246 (1) 39-54 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.09.001

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