Montagu mine (Donaghues Workings; Mr M. Bullens Mine; Mulcahy and Bullen; Section 6660M), Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 54' 40'' South , 145° 11' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 12.9km |
West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 28.9km |
Strahan | 637 (2012) | 29.2km |
Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 32.8km |
Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 36.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
294566
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294566:1
GUID (UUID V4):
45fb5de6-ffe7-4436-8f71-bad884c9aff1
A small abandoned tin mine comprising a number of shafts and trenches, adjacent to the Lake Cumberland track.
Hosted in Devonian granite
Form: Residual & Vein
Gangue: Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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References
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