The Mount Geharty Talc Mine, Cowell, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| The Mount Geharty Talc Mine | Mine |
| Cowell | - not defined - |
| Eyre Peninsula | Peninsula |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 27' 56'' South , 136° 56' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Miltalie | 133 (2018) | 16.7km |
| Cowell | 882 (2012) | 24.2km |
| Port Gibbon | 182 (2011) | 39.1km |
| Cleve | 1,015 (2013) | 48.8km |
| Arno Bay | 431 (2013) | 59.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
228884
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228884:3
GUID (UUID V4):
4142a53c-a9e1-4144-820f-662689018f77
This mine, consisted of altered magnesium-rich metasediment within a Palaeoproterozoic feldspathic gneiss host. The talc was dark green, fine grained, capable of taking a high polish, and suitable for carving. The high iron content made it unsuitable for industrial use. An estimated resource was 40,000 tonnes. Shallow open cut workings produced an estimated 23 tonnes from 1981-89.
This site should not be confused with the Cowell Jade Province Outcrops 1 - 110, which are sometimes referred to as The Mount Geharty Jade Mines, even though this name was never officially used.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
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