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Tasmanian Crown (Tasman Crown), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tasmanian Crown (Tasman Crown) | - not defined - |
| 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° 52' 12'' South , 145° 19' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 1.6km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 20.0km |
| Tullah | 196 (2014) | 28.7km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 30.0km |
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 31.3km |
One of numerous small lead-zinc deposits in the field, mined about 1890 - 1900.
Description A shaft, an adit and some trenching reported
Locality 1.5km N of Zeehan
Host Rock Ages Ordovician
Mineralisation Ages Devonian
Form Vein (single, sheet, saddle)
Rock Type ironstone, limestone
Commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Gangue Iron Oxides, Manganese, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
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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
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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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Tasmanian Crown, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia