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Melbourne Rockwell mine, Little Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Melbourne Rockwell mineMine
Little Broken HillHill
Broken Hill districtMining District
Yancowinna Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 4' 59'' South , 141° 33' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Broken Hill18,430 (2015)16.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Broken Hill Mineral ClubBroken Hill, New South Wales16km
Mindat Locality ID:
96
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Ecandrewsite (TL)
Formula: ZnTiO3
Type Locality:
โ“˜ Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
โ“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
โ“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
โ“˜Ecandrewsite (TL)4.CB.05ZnTiO3
โ“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Plumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
โ“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ EcandrewsiteZnTiO3
Oโ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Oโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oโ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alโ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ EcandrewsiteZnTiO3
Tiโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ EcandrewsiteZnTiO3
Znโ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Znโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6

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