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Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australiai
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Youngs Cobalt MineMine
Blinman- not defined -
Pastoral Unincorporated AreaUnincorporated Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Tennantite Subgroup, etc.

Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Calcite, etc.

Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Erythrite

Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Tennantite Subgroup, etc.

Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Calcite, etc.

Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Erythrite

Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
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Tennantite Subgroup, etc.

Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
03774940017361109023559.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Youngs Cobalt Mine, Blinman, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 7' 10'' South , 138° 40' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-31.11972,138.67583
GeoHash:
G#: r46wgwudm
GRN:
S21E85
Type:
Mine
Deposit first discovered:
1908 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Blinman152 (2013)1.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
26698
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26698:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Young's Mine


A cobalt mine located approximately 2 km South of Blinman. The Inspector of Mines examined the claims in February 1890 and found several tons of ore extracted; these being ores of cobalt with silver and copper. "The outcrops of the lodes show copper intermixed with iron and quartz, the cobalt being found in nodules near the intersection of two lodes, the ore, erythrite, being seen in each."
A newspaper article in the Western Mail of 22nd March 1890 discussed some Australian mineral exhibits earmarked for the Crystal Palace 1890 Mining Exhibition in London. "The Government Geologist says there will be as good a specimen of cobalt as can be shown from any part of the world, as a block several tons in weight going 17 per cent is expected to reach Adelaide from the mine at South Blinman."

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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
References:
Ben GrguricIdentified by Ben Grguric: Polarised-light microscopy, SEM-EDS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
References:
Ben GrguricIdentified by Ben Grguric: Polarised-light microscopy, SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘOlivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘAnnabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘErythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

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References

Rocks & Minerals: 22:420.
Coats, R.P. (1963) The Geology and Mineralisation of the Blinman Dome Diapir. Geological Survey of South Australia, Report Book No.57/40 (G.S. No. 2694).
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