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Coan Copper Mine, Mount Hope, Blaxland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Coan Copper Mine | Mine |
| Mount Hope | Mountain |
| Blaxland Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 44' 10'' South , 145° 46' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1908 (approx.)
Age:
At least 393.3 ยฑ 1.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 pages.
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According to Carne (1908) the mine was known as Coan Copper Mine, on Mineral Lease 33.
A former small underground copper deposit that operated in the early 1900s.
Apparently no known workable or defined ore body was found.
The deposit is located on the south-west side of Coan Peak.
Explored by Kennecott (Aust) Pty Ltd in 1972, and Homestake (Aust) Ltd in 1979.
The deposit was worked via three shallow shafts and several pits over a 350 metre strike on narrow copper bearing quartz veins hosted by rhyodactic crystal vitric tuff.
A former small underground copper deposit that operated in the early 1900s.
Apparently no known workable or defined ore body was found.
The deposit is located on the south-west side of Coan Peak.
Explored by Kennecott (Aust) Pty Ltd in 1972, and Homestake (Aust) Ltd in 1979.
The deposit was worked via three shallow shafts and several pits over a 350 metre strike on narrow copper bearing quartz veins hosted by rhyodactic crystal vitric tuff.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| โ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| โ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| โ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | โ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Central NSW - Omeo ProvinceGeologic Province
- Mount Hope Trough
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Lachlan Fold Belt
- Stalwell ZoneOrogenic Belt
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