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Silver Phantom Mine, Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Silver Phantom MineMine
KuridalaVillage
Cloncurry ShireShire
QueenslandState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 19' 1'' South , 140° 23' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-21.31709,140.39960
GRN:
S15E92
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
247363
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247363:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Silver mine, hosted in barite veins. Located near the deserted mining town of Kuridala, about 80 km south of Cloncurry in NW Qld. The mine operated from about 1954 to at least 1978. (Costas Constantinides info, Febr. 2013)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sternbergite ?
Formula: AgFe2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSternbergite ?2.CB.65AgFe2S3
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ SternbergiteAgFe2S3
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ SternbergiteAgFe2S3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ SternbergiteAgFe2S3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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