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Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tom's Quarry | Open-Cast Mine (Active) |
| Koonunga | Town |
| Light Regional Council | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 21' 36'' South , 138° 59' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Open-Cast Mine (Active) - last checked 2016
Deposit first discovered:
1904
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barossa Gem & Mineral Club Inc. | Nuriootpa, South Australia | 12km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Old Toms Quarry; Tom's Phosphate quarry
An active open-pit phosphate mine. Phosphates have formed from the breakdown of fluorapatite in the presence of acidic Fe- and Al-bearing solutions.
The following are notes from the SARIG Mineral Deposit Information database regarding the names "Tom's quarry" and "Sobey mine":
Tom's quarry: "It lies adjacent to Sobey Mine, which is basically part of the same deposit, with a separate record created in MINDEP based only on the classification presented in the historic unpublished Mine Summary card database."
Tom's quarry (Tom's Phosphate quarry) was worked by the Clutterbuck Brothers, but the deposit itself does not appear to have been known by Clutterbuck Bros. and PM 315 relates to this deposit.
Sobeys mine: "The deposit was discovered in 1904, and during the next few years only a small amount of work was done. In 1941, it was worked in association with the adjoining Toms Quarry."
This deposit was worked on by BHP Ltd., and MI 4993 relates to this deposit.
PM 315 and ML 4993 are the current tenements for these two locations; the operations name on each is listed as "Tom's phosphate mine". Both are operated by the same individual, although the tenements have separate owners.
In communications between Mark Willoughby and Vince Peisley on 6 December 2012, Vince stated: "Tom's quarry and Old Tom's quarry are the only two names this deposit has been known by, regardless of what the SARIG mineral deposit information says. The Sobey mine consisted of a shaft some two hundred metres to the east and is now filled in. This information was given to me by a miner who worked there as a teenager in 1941. Clutterbuck Bros and BHP were leaseholders, not quarry names."
Vince is considered locally to be one of the foremost experts regarding rock phosphate deposits in South Australia.
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| ⓘ Aldermanite Formula: [Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)6] · H2O Description: Minute pearly flakes of aldermanite sparsely scattered over pale brown phosphate rock matrix, occasionally with other unusual species. References: |
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Angastonite Formula: CaMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Aurorite Formula: Mn2+Mn4+3O7 · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Azurite ? Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Beraunite Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O References: |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcosiderite Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Childrenite Formula: Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O References: |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Cyrilovite Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Dufrénite Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Elliottite (TL) Formula: NaMgAl3(PO4)2F6 · 9H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Evansite Formula: Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O References: |
| ⓘ Fluellite Formula: Al2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F References: |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series' |
| ⓘ Fluorwavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gordonite Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O References: |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite ? Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) (TL) Formula: {Ca}{Fe2+}{Mg2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Jahnsite-(NaFeMg) Formula: {Na}{Fe3+}{Mg2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O References: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Kapundaite (TL) Formula: NaCaFe4(PO4)4(OH)3 · 5H2O Type Locality: References: Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Kampf, A. R., Christy, A. G., Pluth, J. J., Pring, A., Raudsepp, M., Chen, Y. S. (2010) Kapundaite, (Na,Ca)2Fe3+4(PO4)4(OH)3·5H2O, a new phosphate species from Toms quarry, South Australia: Description and structural relationship to mélonjosephite. American Mineralogist, 95 (5) 754-760 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3466 |
| ⓘ Kingite Formula: Al3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Lepidocrocite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Leucophosphite Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Lithiophorite ? Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Meta-autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O References: ID by Dr Peter Elliott at the South Australian MuseumIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ Meurigite-Na Formula: NaFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O |
| ✪ Minyulite Formula: KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Mitridatite Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Morinite Formula: NaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Natrodufrénite Formula: NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Natrojarosite Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Peisleyite (TL) Formula: Na2Al9[(P,S)O4]8(OH)6 · 28H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Penriceite Formula: [Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2F6] · H2O References: Elliott, Peter, Grey, Ian E., Mumme, William G., MacRae, Colin M., Kampf, Anthony R. (2022) Tomsquarryite, NaMgAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 ⋅ 8H2O, a new crandallite-derivative mineral from Tom's phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (4) 375-383 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-375-2022 |
| ⓘ Perhamite Formula: Ca3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Phosphosiderite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Robertsite Formula: Ca2Mn3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O Description: Museum Victoria's mineral specimen M51793, ID by Dr Stuart Mills presumably. |
| ⓘ Rockbridgeite Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5 References: |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Saléeite Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Strengite ? Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Tinsleyite Formula: KAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Tinticite Formula: Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Tomsquarryite (TL) Formula: NaMgAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 · 8H2O Type Locality: References: Elliott, Peter, Grey, Ian E., Mumme, William G., MacRae, Colin M., Kampf, Anthony R. (2022) Tomsquarryite, NaMgAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 ⋅ 8H2O, a new crandallite-derivative mineral from Tom's phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (4) 375-383 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-375-2022 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Ushkovite Formula: MgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O References: |
| ⓘ Variscite Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Wardite Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Xanthoxenite Formula: Ca4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O References: |
Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia