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Royal George Mine, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Royal George MineMine
Tingha- not defined -
Hardinge Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 56' 49'' South , 151° 13' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-29.94697,151.22992
GeoHash:
G#: r6et9k660
GRN:
S20E94
Type:
Mine
Kรถppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gilgai1,096 (2012)15.0km
Elsmore326 (2013)16.1km
Howell199 (2018)18.9km
Inverell8,561 (2012)22.3km
Bundarra462 (2012)29.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Inverell Lapidary ClubInverell, New South Wales22km
Mindat Locality ID:
106502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106502:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Map sheets: SH 56-5, 9138-III-S.
Coordinates: 329070mE, 6685585mN.

Vein deposit.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
โ“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
โ“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
โ“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
โ“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Mawsonite (TL)
Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8
Type Locality:
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Stannoidite
Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
โ“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
โ“˜Stannoidite2.CB.15cCu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
โ“˜Mawsonite (TL)2.CB.20Cu6Fe2SnS8
โ“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
โ“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sโ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Sโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feโ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Feโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Cuโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
SnTin
Snโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snโ“˜ MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Snโ“˜ StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12

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References

Markham, N. L., Lawrence, L. J. (1965) Mawsonite, a new copper-iron-tin sulfide from Mt. Lyell, Tasmania and Tingha, New South Wales. American Mineralogist, 50 (7-8) 900-908
Brown, R.E.; Stroud, W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Inverell 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-5. Geological Survey of New South Wales.
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