Conjola Mine (Conjola Creek Mine), St Vincent Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Conjola Mine (Conjola Creek Mine) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| St Vincent Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 11' 10'' South , 150° 20' 18'' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -35.18635,150.33859 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: r3dzv490x | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locality type: | Mine (Abandoned) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deposit first discovered: | 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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Copper was discovered on the banks of the Conjola Creek near its headwaters circa 1900.
The mine was worked circa 1908-1909.
Regions containing this locality
| Australian Plate (Australia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
| Lachlan Orogen, Australia | Orogen |
| Eastern Province, Lachlan Orogen, Australia | Geologic Province |
| Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia | Basin |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: McIlveen, G.R. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Ulladulla 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, 81 pages. |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: McIlveen, G.R. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Ulladulla 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, 81 pages. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Paix, J.G. (1970) Field Geology of the Shoalhaven District NSW Australia. Council of the Shire of Shoalhaven, 95 pages (upated 2013). |
| ⓘ 'Copper Stain' Reference: Paix, J.G. (1970) Field Geology of the Shoalhaven District NSW Australia. Council of the Shire of Shoalhaven, 95 pages (upated 2013). |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: McIlveen, G.R. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Ulladulla 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, 81 pages. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Paix, J.G. (1970) Field Geology of the Shoalhaven District NSW Australia. Council of the Shire of Shoalhaven, 95 pages (upated 2013). |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: McIlveen, G.R. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Ulladulla 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, 81 pages. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 703140 | Snapper Point Formation, Wandrawandian Siltstone Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Snapper Point Formation; Wandrawandian Siltstone Description: Fine- to medium-grained sandstone, siltstone, wave rippled conglomerate. Fine-grained quartz-lithic silty sandstone and siltstone Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary siliciclastic Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
| Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3185882 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Lithology: Mudstone,limestone,tillite,siltstone,sandstone Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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