Maestries Mine, Comet Maestries mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 52' 41'' South , 145° 26' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zeehan | 845 (2012) | 9.1km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 13.4km |
| Tullah | 196 (2014) | 21.8km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 24.3km |
| Gormanston | 169 (2014) | 25.2km |
An abandoned silver-lead mine near Dundas, that was later amalgamated with the Comet mine. It produced some large anglesite crystals and abundant white straw cerussite rather than the crocoite and yellow cerussite typical of other Dundas mines.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ✪ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Bindheimite' Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Massicot Formula: PbO |
| ⓘ Phosgenite Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
| ⓘ | 'Bindheimite' | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Phosgenite | 5.BE.20 | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| O | ⓘ Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Massicot | PbO |
| Pb | ⓘ Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western TasmaniaOrogenic Belt
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Maestries Mine, Comet Maestries mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia