North Avebury, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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North Avebury | Deposit |
Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine) | Group of Deposits (In Development) |
Zeehan mining district | Mining District |
West Coast municipality | Municipality |
Tasmania | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 55' 11'' South , 145° 14' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 8.5km |
West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 26.5km |
Strahan | 637 (2012) | 26.7km |
Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 28.8km |
Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 31.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
147114
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:147114:7
GUID (UUID V4):
3b86afc5-6bd5-4f38-8163-0c07cc643d18
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
North Viking deposit
Small nickel sulphide deposit associated with serpentinites and mafic hornfels in the thermal aureole of the Devonian Heemskirk Granite intrusion.
Underground workings have been established in 2007 ('Viking decline'). Full production is expected to commence in February 2008.
One of the Avebury group of underground Nickel deposits.
North Avebury is developed on the north dipping contact of the ultramafic north of the main fault.
Locality Trial Harbour Road
Host Rock Ages Cambrian Series 2, Terreneuvian
Mineralisation Ages Devonian
Form Disseminated, Replacement
Rock Type serpentinite (ultramafic), ultramafic-rock (xdcgr)
Commodities Nickel
Gangue Magnetite, Pyrite, Serpentinite, Talc, Tremolite
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Avebury Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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