Mt Victor deposit, Mount Victor, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guineai
Regional Level Types | |
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Mt Victor deposit | Deposit |
Mount Victor | Mountain |
Eastern Highlands Province | Province |
Papua New Guinea | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° 24' 26'' South , 145° 57' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1957
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Kainantu | 8,509 (2012) | 16.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
312332
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:312332:7
GUID (UUID V4):
e61b378b-5ad1-4aa6-86a8-62e2efad37e8
This deposit was discovered in March 1957 by a Mr Noel Stagg.
The gold grade was initially considered too low for mining.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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