New Occidental Mine (New Occidental gold mine; Occidental gold mine; The United mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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New Occidental Mine (New Occidental gold mine; Occidental gold mine; The United mine) | Mine |
Cobar | Mining District |
Robinson Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 32' 30'' South , 145° 51' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
419.2 ± 3.2 to 393.3 ± 1.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Gilligan, L.B., Byrnes, J.G. (1995) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Cobar Metallogenic Map 1:250 000 (SH/55-14), Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 240 pages.
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cobar | 4,199 (2017) | 5.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
99759
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:99759:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b389e19f-a6d0-497d-8f57-8d7b1a973105
A former underground copper mine, commenced early 1900s.
Please note Cobar is the name of the town and the parish name is also Cobar.
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27 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Aurostibite Formula: AuSb2 |
ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi |
ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Clausthalite Formula: PbSe |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Guanajuatite Formula: Bi2Se3 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Ikunolite Formula: Bi4S3 |
ⓘ Jonassonite Formula: AuBi5S4 Description: For details see Stegman & Reynolds (2005). |
ⓘ Kobellite Formula: Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Maldonite Formula: Au2Bi |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Maldonite | 2.AA.40 | Au2Bi |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
ⓘ | Guanajuatite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2Se3 |
ⓘ | Ikunolite | 2.DC.05 | Bi4S3 |
ⓘ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Aurostibite | 2.EB.05a | AuSb2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
ⓘ | Kobellite | 2.HB.10a | Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 |
ⓘ | Jonassonite | 2.LA.65 | AuBi5S4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Central NSW - Omeo ProvinceGeologic Province
- Cobar BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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