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Braemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Braemar Sapphire Mine

Braemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Sapphire, etc.

Braemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Braemar Sapphire Mine

Braemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Sapphire, etc.

Braemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Braemar Sapphire Mine

Braemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Sapphire, etc.

Braemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 47' 23'' South , 151° 17' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-29.79000,151.29306
GRN:
S20E94
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Elsmore326 (2013)3.0km
Inverell8,561 (2012)17.6km
Gilgai1,096 (2012)18.3km
Oakwood694 (2013)28.9km
Howell199 (2018)30.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Inverell Lapidary ClubInverell, New South Wales18km
Glen Innes Mineral and Gem ClubGlen Innes, New South Wales43km
Mindat Locality ID:
106531
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106531:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Placer deposit operated as shallow pits, dredging and sluicing 1968 to 1990s.

Located approximately 2.5 km North-East of Elsmore.
Located in the parish of Swan Brook.



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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste
Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘvar. Pleonaste4.BB.05(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Map sheets: SH 56-5, 9138-II-N.
NSW Geological Survey Report GS1988/248.
Lishmund, S.R. & Oakes, G.M. (1983) Diamonds, sapphires and Cretaceous/Tertiary diatremes in New South Wales. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Quarterly Notes 53,p.23-27.
McMinn, A. (1989) Tertiary palynology of a sample from Glen Innes DDH 10 (Palnologicla Report 90/05. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Report GS1989/223 (unpublished).
Coenraads, R.R. (1990) Palaeogeography of the Braemar deep-lead sapphire depoist, New South Wales. Royal Society of New South Wales, Journal and Proceedings 123, pp 75-84.
Coenraads, Robert R. (1990) Key areas for alluvial diamond and sapphire exploration in the New England gem fields, New South Wales, Australia. Economic Geology, 85 (6) 1186-1207 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.85.6.1186
Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.
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