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Mount Emily Mine, Gum Creek Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Mount Emily MineMine
Gum Creek StationStation (farming)
Pastoral Unincorporated AreaUnincorporated Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 14' 34'' South , 138° 40' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Blinman152 (2013)14.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
16611
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16611:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mount Emily Mine, Oraparinna


A lead mine located 10 km NNW of Oraparinna homestead. It was first developed on top of a hill, in quartz veins with copper mineralisation, and minor galena in brecciated calcareous shale host. Host was diapiric inlier in Curdimurka Subgroup.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SbAntimony
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
PbLead
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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