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Avoca lead, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Avoca lead | Open-Cast Mine (Abandoned) |
| Gough Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 20' 31'' South , 151° 30' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Open-Cast Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2001
Deposit first discovered:
Before 1880
Age:
66.0 Ma to present day
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Henley, H.F., Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Barnes, R.G., Stroud, W.J. (2001) Grafton-Maclean 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-6 and SH/56-7: Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney 292 pages.
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Emmaville | 536 (2012) | 14.3km |
| Deepwater | 486 (2012) | 34.6km |
| Bukkulla | 146 (2013) | 40.8km |
| Glen Innes | 6,283 (2012) | 49.0km |
| Oakwood | 694 (2013) | 56.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Innes Mineral and Gem Club | Glen Innes, New South Wales | 49km |
Operated as adits and small open cuts 1880 to 1890 and then sporadically from 1910 to late 1960s.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
- New England OrogenOrogen
- Woolomin ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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