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Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Block 14 opencut | Open-Cast Mine |
| Broken Hill | City |
| Broken Hill district | Mining District |
| Yancowinna Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 57' 32'' South , 141° 28' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill | 18,430 (2015) | 2.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill Mineral Club | Broken Hill, New South Wales | 1km |
Block 14 was first operated by the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14 Co Ltd until 1930. The Block was later acquired by North Broken Hill Ltd in 1942. Broken Hill South Ltd acquired the Block in 1962.
Large open cut with (at least in 2000) outcrops of rhodonite in galena.
The British mine (Blocks 15 & 16) and the adjacent Proprietary mine to the northeast were mostly now swallowed in the Block 14 Open Pit (along with the old Block 14 workings, which were part of the Proprietary mine workings). See http://www.mindat.org/loc-23201.html for more discussion.
NOTE: Material from this open cut (and the Kintore Open Cut), which was very rich in secondary minerals, could be collected in the 1990s on designated dumps on the mine site of the Pinnacles mine site a few kilometres away (http://www.mindat.org/loc-5752.html).
Large open cut with (at least in 2000) outcrops of rhodonite in galena.
The British mine (Blocks 15 & 16) and the adjacent Proprietary mine to the northeast were mostly now swallowed in the Block 14 Open Pit (along with the old Block 14 workings, which were part of the Proprietary mine workings). See http://www.mindat.org/loc-23201.html for more discussion.
NOTE: Material from this open cut (and the Kintore Open Cut), which was very rich in secondary minerals, could be collected in the 1990s on designated dumps on the mine site of the Pinnacles mine site a few kilometres away (http://www.mindat.org/loc-5752.html).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
95 valid minerals. 9 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Adamite Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Agardite-(Y) Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Aldridgeite (TL) Formula: (Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Arsentsumebite Formula: Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bayldonite Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Beraunite ? Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O Description: The Beraunite Group was re-defined by the IMA. The completely ferric iron dominant member of the group is eleonorite. |
| ⓘ Birchite Formula: Cd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Brianyoungite Formula: Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4 Description: Collected from the Kintore and Block 14 dumps at the Pinnacles Mine. |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cardite (TL) Formula: Zn5.5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)3 · 3H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcophanite Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Christelite Formula: Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Corkite Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Coronadite Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Dufrénite Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Dyscrasite Formula: Ag3Sb |
| ⓘ Edwardsite (TL) Formula: Cu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Goldquarryite Formula: CuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Gordaite Formula: NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C References: Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.Identified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Hinsdalite Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Hodgesmithite (TL) Formula: (Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Iodargyrite Formula: AgI |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Kidwellite Formula: NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Kintoreite (TL) Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Formula: (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O Description: Analyses indicate philipsburgite (Peter Elliott, SA Museum) |
| ⓘ Köttigite Formula: Zn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Kröhnkite ? Formula: Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Ktenasite Formula: ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Legrandite Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2O References: John Haupt collectiomIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Libethenite var. Zinc-bearing Libethenite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Liversidgeite (TL) Formula: Zn6(PO4)4 · 7H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Marshite Formula: CuI References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual (Fluorescence) |
| ⓘ Miersite Formula: (Ag,Cu)I References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Natrojarosite Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Niedermayrite Formula: CdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Nyholmite (TL) Formula: Cd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Osakaite Formula: Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Otavite Formula: CdCO3 |
| ⓘ Pharmacosiderite Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O References: |
| ⓘ Philipsburgite Formula: Cu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O References: Elliott, Peter, SA Museum, unpublished Identified by Ralph S Bottrill: SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ Plimerite (TL) Formula: ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 Type Locality: References: Elliott, P., Kolitsch, U., Giester, G., Libowitzky, E., McCammon, C., Pring, A., Birch, W. D., Brugger, J. (2009) Description and crystal structure of a new mineral – plimerite, ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 – the Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 73 (1) 131-148 doi:10.1180/minmag.2009.073.1.131 |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| ⓘ Rockbridgeite Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Sampleite Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Scholzite Formula: CaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Serpierite Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 References: P Anderson collectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Strengite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Tarbuttite Formula: Zn2(PO4)(OH) Description: cuprian |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group' Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Tsumebite Formula: Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Valleriite Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| ⓘ Vanderheydenite (TL) Formula: Zn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Zdenĕkite Formula: NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Zincolibethenite Formula: CuZn(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Zincolivenite Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH) References: |
Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia