Moppa Hill, Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Moppa Hill | Hill |
Moppa Goldfield | Ore Field |
Moppa | Town |
North Mt Lofty Ranges | Mountain Range |
Mt Lofty Ranges | Mountain Range |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 25' 27'' South , 138° 57' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Barossa Gem & Mineral Club Inc. | Nuriootpa, South Australia | 6km |
Northern Districts Gem and Mineral Club | Salisbury North, South Australia | 47km |
Tea Tree Gully Gem and Mineral Club | Tea Tree Gully, South Australia | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
251521
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251521:5
GUID (UUID V4):
be4df95c-0fb9-4a2e-a967-8bb1c6db7c1b
"In September, 1894, some men were obtaining gold near Fitzgerald's and on Heggie's and Johnson's land. Several men had been getting fair prospects. The gold was reported to be of good quality, being purchased at the Melbourne Mint at £4 1s. per ounce."
Taken from;
Gee, L.C.E. & Brown, H.Y.L., (1908), Record of The Mines of South Australia, 4th ed., Government Printer, Adelaide, South Australia.
The locality is now private farmland, entry is prohibited.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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