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Spray Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Spray Mine | Mine |
| Zeehan mineral field | - not defined - |
| Zeehan mining district | Mining District |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 53' 22'' South , 145° 18' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 2.2km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 22.4km |
| West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 29.2km |
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 29.2km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 29.3km |
The lodes are hosted in late Precambrian siliceous sediments of the Oonah Formation. They are of Late Devonian age, thought to be related to the nearby Heemskirk granite.
"The main production of the field came from fissure lodes of lead-silver mineralization. The mineralized fissure veins vary in composition with distance from the granite. Both and Williams (op.cit.) defined four progressive zones:
(i) Cassiterite Zone
(ii) Pyritic Zone
(iii) Sidero-pyritic Zone
(iv) Sideritic Zone
The high sulphosalt ores are generally confined to the sidero-pyritic zone. There is also a marked zoning in the Fe and Mn contents of sphalerite corresponding to temperature gradients of the granite stock." (Besley, 1971)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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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References
www.mrt.tas.gov.au (n.d.) http://www.mrt.tas.gov.au/mrtdoc/dominfo/download/TR16_16_18_OLD/TR16_16_18.pdf
Spray Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia