Leigh Creek, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Leigh Creek | Town |
| Pastoral Unincorporated Area | Unincorporated Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Leigh Creek | 547 (2013) |
Other Languages:
French:
Leigh Creek, zone pastorale non incorporée, Australie-Méridionale, Australie
Cebuano:
Leigh Creek, State of South Australia
Dutch:
Leigh Creek, Zuid-Australië, Australië
Farsi/Persian:
لی کریک، استرالیای جنوبی, استرالیای جنوبی, استرالیا
Japanese:
リー・クリーク, 南オーストラリア, オーストラリア
Polish:
Leigh Creek, Australia Południowa, Australia
Portuguese:
Leigh Creek, Austrália Meridional, Austrália
Swedish:
Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australien
Tagalog:
Leigh Creek, Timog Australya, Australya
The township of Leigh Creek was established to house the workers for the Leigh Creek coalfields. The current site of the township is several kilometers south of its original placement; the town being moved after the discovery that the coalfield extended well under the original township.
Several smaller townships, located nearby, are used as reference points for mining and mineral locations around the area, these have been listed here as sub-localities.
Borders are for the town.
Several smaller townships, located nearby, are used as reference points for mining and mineral locations around the area, these have been listed here as sub-localities.
Borders are for the town.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Coronadite Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Hedyphane Formula: Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Hedyphane | 8.BN.05 | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Pb | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Fossils
There are 29 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 29 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 513 Ma (Cambrian) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 520 Ma (Cambrian) | ||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 3 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Creek,_South_Australia |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q6519567 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2067820 |
Localities in this Region
- South Australia
- Pastoral Unincorporated Area
- Leigh Creek
- Pastoral Unincorporated Area
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Arrowie BasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- South Australia
- Flinders RangesMountain Range
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Adelaide Rift ComplexOrogenic Belt
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