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South Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| South Slag dump | Slag Locality |
| Tasmanian Smelting Company site | Smelter (Abandoned) |
| 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° 54' 53'' South , 145° 20' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
0.0002 Ma to present day
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 3.6km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 21.9km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 25.3km |
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 26.4km |
| West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 26.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
South Pile
Large slag heaps from historic lead smelter operated by the Tasmanian Smelting Company from 1898 to 1909 and 1911-1913.
The slags still have a high content of Pb, Zn and other metals, and trials were made at reprocessing them around 2012, but this was short-lived. The dumps have now been removed and sent to Asia for processing.
Cavities in the slag can contain various microscopic secondary minerals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
33 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite ? Formula: PbSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Brochantite ? Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Caledonite ? Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Cuprite ? Formula: Cu2O References: M. Latham Collection 2011Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Elyite Formula: Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O References: |
| ⓘ Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Franklinite Formula: Zn2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goslarite Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Hardystonite Formula: Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| ⓘ Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite ? Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Kirschsteinite Formula: CaFe2+SiO4 |
| ⓘ Langite ? Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Leadhillite ? Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Litharge Formula: PbO |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Massicot Formula: PbO |
| ⓘ Mellite Formula: Al2[C6(COO)6] · 16H2O |
| ⓘ 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| ⓘ Monticellite Formula: CaMgSiO4 |
| ⓘ Native Lead Formula: Pb References: |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Petedunnite Formula: CaZnSi2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Serpierite ? Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Tephroite Formula: Mn2+2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ Wüstite Formula: FeO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Lead | 1.AA.05 | Pb |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| ⓘ | Cuprite ? | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Wüstite | 4.AB.25 | FeO |
| ⓘ | Litharge | 4.AC.20 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Franklinite | 4.BB.05 | Zn2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite ? | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Leadhillite ? | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite ? | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite ? | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Caledonite ? | 7.BC.50 | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Goslarite | 7.CB.40 | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Langite ? | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Serpierite ? | 7.DD.30 | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Elyite | 7.DF.65 | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Kirschsteinite | 9.AC.05 | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Tephroite | 9.AC.05 | Mn2+2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMgSiO4 |
| ⓘ | Hardystonite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| ⓘ | Petedunnite | 9.DA.15 | CaZnSi2O6 |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | Mellite | 10.AC.05 | Al2[C6(COO)6] · 16H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mellite | Al2[C6(COO)6] · 16H2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Mellite | Al2[C6(COO)6] · 16H2O |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hardystonite | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| O | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Litharge | PbO |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| O | ⓘ Mellite | Al2[C6(COO)6] · 16H2O |
| O | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Petedunnite | CaZnSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Mellite | Al2[C6(COO)6] · 16H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Hardystonite | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| Si | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Petedunnite | CaZnSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hardystonite | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| Ca | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Petedunnite | CaZnSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Hardystonite | Ca2Zn[Si2O7] |
| Zn | ⓘ Petedunnite | CaZnSi2O6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Native Lead | Pb |
| Pb | ⓘ Leadhillite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Litharge | PbO |
| Pb | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
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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South Slag dump, Tasmanian Smelting Company site, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia