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Oonah Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Oonah MineMine
Zeehan mineral field- not defined -
Zeehan mining districtMining District
West Coast municipalityMunicipality
TasmaniaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 52' 36'' South , 145° 19' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zeehan845 (2012)1.6km
Rosebery1,035 (2012)21.2km
Tullah196 (2014)29.9km
Queenstown2,352 (2012)30.0km
West Strahan637 (2014)30.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
193
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An abandoned silver-lead mine on the outskirts of Zeehan, which worked sulphide-bearing siderite veins, and which intersected a stannite vein.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
โ“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
โ“˜ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
โ“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
โ“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
References:
โ“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrostilpnite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
โ“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜ 'Wolframite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
โ“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
โ“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
โ“˜Pyrostilpnite2.GA.10Ag3SbS3
โ“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
โ“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sโ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sโ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feโ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuโ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
AgSilver
Agโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agโ“˜ PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
SnTin
Snโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snโ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbโ“˜ PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbโ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biโ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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