Rocky River mine, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rocky River mine | Mine |
| Corinna-Savage River district | District |
| Waratah-Wynyard municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 37' 32'' South , 145° 11' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 31.1km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 33.6km |
| Waratah | 280 (2012) | 35.0km |
| Tullah | 196 (2014) | 37.8km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 58.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132838
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132838:0
GUID (UUID V4):
5dc2dd79-cd89-4a84-be35-d3d2a7a41f88
A long abandoned mine on the banks of the Whyte River. It contained some massive magnetite=pyrite bodies, with local zones rich in gold, copper and nickel.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Annabergite Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
| ⓘ Nickelskutterudite Formula: (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Nickelskutterudite | 2.EC.05 | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Co | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| As | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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