Avondale Mine, Mount Lyndhurst Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Avondale Mine | Mine |
| Mount Lyndhurst Station | Station (farming) |
| Pastoral Unincorporated Area | Unincorporated Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 12' 55'' South , 138° 32' 12'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Copley | 102 (2013) | 39.9km |
| Leigh Creek | 547 (2013) | 44.0km |
A silver-lead mine, approx 20 km east of Lyndhurst.
The Avondale Mine opened sometime during 1890, and was run for a short time (presumably at a profit) and has seen several periods of mining since, with the last recorded listing being 1952.
Essentially the mine consists of 4 known veins of galena, all of which were originally visible on the surface. Records suggest the galena may have been no more than 100 feet in depth, although workings have been recorded to a depth of 140 feet in one shaft. At least one lode ran for a distance of 440+ feet.
SARIG Mineral Deposit Information:
"Several well defined, cross cutting, parallel lodes of galena in host slate and thin dolomite beds of the Myrtle Springs Formation. Lodes vary from a few cm to >60cm wide, and trend NS."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Laurionite Formula: PbCl(OH) |
| ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 Description: Listed as 'reported from' in Catalogue of South Australian minerals, 1983.
Tested by Peter Elliott and found to contain only Pb and O so, with the colour, very likely. |
| ⓘ Phosgenite Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| ⓘ Phosphohedyphane Formula: Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl References: |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 References: Andrew Hodgson CollectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Volborthite Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Laurionite | 3.DC.05 | PbCl(OH) |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Phosgenite | 5.BE.20 | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Phosphohedyphane | 8.BN.05 | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Volborthite | 8.FD.05 | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- North South Australia
- South Australia
- Flinders RangesMountain Range
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Adelaide Rift ComplexOrogenic Belt
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Avondale Mine, Mount Lyndhurst Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia