Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Sebastopol | - not defined - |
City of Ballarat | City |
Victoria | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 35' 36'' South , 143° 49' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Delacombe | 3,356 (2015) | 1.3km |
Sebastopol | 8,045 (2015) | 1.3km |
Ballarat | 97,937 (2014) | 3.6km |
Mount Pleasant | 2,122 (2016) | 3.6km |
Newington | 1,888 (2015) | 3.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Ballarat & District Gem Club Inc | Ballarat, Victoria | 4km |
A Southern suburb of Ballarat, Sebastopol sits on thick basalt overlaying slates and sandstones hosting significant gold bearing quartz reefs.
Mining started in Sebastopol when the deep alluvial leads where traced down from Ballarat in the late 1850's and 1860's, many of the deep lead mines intersected rich quartz reefs and made the transition to hardrock mining. The Star of the East was one of the deepest reef mines going down over 3000 feet, some of the deep leads here are approaching 400 feet to bottom.
Sebastopol was a separate town to Ballarat in the goldfields era, it is named after the fall of Sevastopol in the Crimean war.
A new housing subdivision was underway late 2013, and large boulders of basalt were excavated during drain-making activities. Some of this basalt is mineralised. The subdivision is bounded by Grant Street, Walker Street, Vickers Street and Kossuth Street. This block is also the site of a deep lead mine, and a mine dump still existed in October 2013. Inside the construction area, there is signs of deep lead activity (quartz cobbles strewn about).
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ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Steve Sorrell Collection |
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Reference: Steve Sorrell Collection |
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: The Ballarat Star newspaper (1895) Gays Band of Hope Mine, 01 August 1895. |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: Steve Sorrell Collection |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reference: The Age newspaper (Melbourne) (1913) Sebastopol Plateau No. 1 Co., 13 February 1913 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 48 localities in this region. Reference: Toby Billing collection |
ⓘ Hematite ? Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Toby Billing collection |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: T. Billing collection |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Toby Billing collection |
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Toby Billing collection |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reference: The Age newspaper (Melbourne) (1913) Sebastopol Plateau No. 1 Co., 13 February 1913 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Gays Freehold Mine (Gays Band of Hope), Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Sebastopol Plateau No. 1 Mine, Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Guiding Star Mine, Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Northern Star Mine, Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Reference: Toby Billing collection |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reference: The Age newspaper (Melbourne) (1913) Sebastopol Plateau No. 1 Co., 13 February 1913 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite ? | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- Victoria
- City of Ballarat
- Sebastopol
- All Saints Mine
- Band and Loch United Co.
- Band of Hope and Albion Consols Mine
- Central Plateau Extended Mine
- Central Plateau Mine
- Crescent Freehold Mine
- Gay Star Mine
- Gays Freehold Mine (Gays Band of Hope)
- Great Redan Extended Mine (Great Extended Company Redan)
- Guiding Star Mine
- Morgans Freehold Mine
- Nelson and Wellington Mine
- North Band and Barton Mine
- Northern Star Extended Mine
- Sebastopol
- City of Ballarat
- Victoria
- City of Ballarat
- Sebastopol
- Northern Star Mine
- Old Great Extended Mine
- Owens Freehold Mine
- Phoenix Mine (Queen; Defiance)
- Prince of Wales and Bonshaw United
- Prince of Wales Mine
- Sebastopol Plateau No. 1 Mine
- Sebastopol Star Mine
- Sergeant Freehold Mine
- Sir Henry Loch Mine (Sir Henry Loch United)
- Smiths Freehold Mine
- South Star Extended Mine (South Plateau)
- South Star Mine
- St. George Mine (St. George United; St. George and Band of Hope United)
- Star of the East Mine
- United Red Jacket Mine
- United Working Miners Mine
- Williams Freehold Mine
- Sebastopol
- City of Ballarat
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Bendigo ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Victoria
- Bendigo ZoneZone (Tectonic)
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Sebastopol, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia