Dark Horse Mine, Uaroo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dark Horse Mine | Mine |
| Uaroo Station | - not defined - |
| Ashburton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 45' 16'' South , 115° 20' 13'' East
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Historic lease with the main lode in a belt of white silky micaceous schist, hematite-phyllite, quartz conglomerate and quartzite, outcropping for 1000 feet. The quartz reef lode contained small quantities of malachite, and grains of chalcocite, across a vein 6 inches thick. Minute gold and minor silver was also found.
Two shafts were sunk, one shallow and one shaft sunk to a depth of around 50 feet.
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11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 1 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 631 pages, at p. 415.
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| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: Maitland, A. Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia. In: The Mining Handbook of Western Australia, Geological Survey Memoir, number 1, Part III, Section 2. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 1 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 631 pages, at p. 415.
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| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Maitland, A. Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia. In: The Mining Handbook of Western Australia, Geological Survey Memoir, number 1, Part III, Section 2. |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1952) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 3 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 714 pages, at p. 496. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Maitland, A. Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia. In: The Mining Handbook of Western Australia, Geological Survey Memoir, number 1, Part III, Section 2. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Maitland, A. Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia. In: The Mining Handbook of Western Australia, Geological Survey Memoir, number 1, Part III, Section 2. |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 3, p. 496. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p. 415. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Maitland, A. Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia. In: The Mining Handbook of Western Australia, Geological Survey Memoir, number 1, Part III, Section 2. |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 3, p.496. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 3, p. 44. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Maitland, A. Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia. In: The Mining Handbook of Western Australia, Geological Survey Memoir, number 1, Part III, Section 2. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 3, p.496. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Maitland, A. Gibb (1919) The Copper Deposits of Western Australia. In: The Mining Handbook of Western Australia, Geological Survey Memoir, number 1, Part III, Section 2.
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