Almaden, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Almaden | - not defined - |
Mareeba Shire | Shire |
Queensland | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 20' 22'' South , 144° 40' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Chillagoe | 227 (2013) | 26.0km |
Upper Barron | 347 (2018) | 37.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
267455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267455:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a4edb6d1-6f58-4ed5-964a-f2440c8c4abb
Note: Almaden was previously shown under Tablelands Region when Mareeba Shire was amalgamated with three other shires (Atherton, Eacham and Herberton) to form the Tablelands Region in 2008.
Mareeba Shire de-amalgamated from the Tablelands Region with effect from 1 January 2014. Accordingly Almaden should now be shown as being in Mareeba Shire.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals. 3 erroneous literature entries.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi References: |
ⓘ Formula: PbCO3 Locality: Christmas Gift Mine, Almaden, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia - erroneously reported Description: Confused with Christmas Gift mine, Chillagoe |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Formula: Pb(MoO4) Locality: Christmas Gift Mine, Almaden, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia - erroneously reported Description: Confused with Christmas Gift mine, Chillagoe |
ⓘ Formula: Pb[(Mo,W)O4] Locality: Christmas Gift Mine, Almaden, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia - erroneously reported Description: Confused with Christmas Gift mine, Chillagoe |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Cerussite ? | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Wulfenite ? | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
ⓘ | var. Chillagite ? | 7.GA.05 | Pb[(Mo,W)O4] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
O | ⓘ Wulfenite var. Chillagite | Pb[(Mo,W)O4] |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite var. Chillagite | Pb[(Mo,W)O4] |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Wulfenite var. Chillagite | Pb[(Mo,W)O4] |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite var. Chillagite | Pb[(Mo,W)O4] |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | ⓘ Bismuth | Bi |
Localities in this Region
- Queensland
- Mareeba Shire
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Queensland
- Cook Shire
- Cape York PeninsulaPeninsula
- Mossman OrogenOrogen
- Hodgkinson ProvinceGeologic Province
- Cook Shire
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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