Historic mine location. Known also as Osbornes. A small company was formed in 1904, who soon got into financial difficulties, and abandoned the lease in 1905. They had erected a crushing plant, and wilfrey tables. West, South and East shafts are mentioned, being sunk to a maximum of 60 feet. Quartz, sphalerite, crystalised pyrite and gold is noted as species.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

ⓘ Pyrite

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ Sphalerite

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Ball, Lionel C. (1906) Report on the Norton Goldfield. Publication No. 208. Queensland Geological Survey. 47pp.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Ball, Lionel C. (1906) Report on the Norton Goldfield. Publication No. 208. Queensland Geological Survey. 47pp.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Ball, Lionel C. (1906) Report on the Norton Goldfield. Publication No. 208. Queensland Geological Survey. 47pp.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Ball, Lionel C. (1906) Report on the Norton Goldfield. Publication No. 208. Queensland Geological Survey. 47pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
New England OrogenOrogen
- Wandilla ProvinceGeologic Province

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Ball, Lionel C. (1906) Report on the Norton Goldfield. Publication No. 208. Queensland Geological Survey. 47pp.

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