Nickel Reward (Melbourne Copper-Nickel Mine), Cuni mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Nickel Reward (Melbourne Copper-Nickel Mine) | - not defined - |
Cuni mineral field | Mining Field (Inactive) |
Zeehan mining district | Mining District |
West Coast municipality | Municipality |
Tasmania | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 50' 48'' South , 145° 23' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 6.1km |
Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 14.4km |
Tullah | 196 (2014) | 23.1km |
Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 29.4km |
Gormanston | 169 (2014) | 30.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
290842
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290842:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ebd9ecff-d016-4b97-9ca4-34195ca918b0
A small abandoned copper-nickel mine near Melba Flats, about 10km NE of Zeehan, worked in the 1920's-50's.
The ore consists mostly of pentlandite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite copper-nickel sulphide. It is hosted in Neoproterozoic to early Cambrian dolerite or microgabbro dykes and slates. The mineralisation is disseminated, and in massive pods in the contact zones.
Commodities: Nickel, Copper, Palladium, Platinum
Gangue: Amphiboles, Calcite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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