Chapel Hill Diggings (Old Echunga diggings), Echunga goldfield, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chapel Hill Diggings (Old Echunga diggings) | Diggings |
| Echunga goldfield | Ore Field |
| District Council of Mount Barker | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 4' 60'' South , 138° 46' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Echunga | 846 (2012) | 3.5km |
| Mylor | 939 (2015) | 4.5km |
| Jupiter Creek | 539 (2014) | 6.1km |
| Hahndorf | 2,668 (2014) | 7.1km |
| Heathfield | 1,001 (2018) | 7.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goldfields Club of South Australia | Warradale, South Australia | 23km |
| Gem and Mineral Clubs Association of South Australia | adelaide, south australia | 23km |
| Adelaide Facetors Guild, Adelaide Facetors Group | adelaide, South Australia | 23km |
| Mineralogical Society of South Australia Inc. (MINSOC) | adelaide, South Australia | 23km |
| Adelaide Gem and Mineral Club | St Peters, South Australia | 24km |
The predominent areas of both the Chapel Hill and Jupiter Creek diggings and now set aside as fossicking areas, for futher details contact PIRSA.
The Old Echunga Diggings comprise a number of locations on a 12km x 5km area. The gold was found and recovered from the quartz reefs in the Adelaide Geosyncline sediments (Aldgate Sandstone, Woolshed Flat shale/Burra group) and from alluvial deposits in the Tertiary and Quaternary formations.
Some of the names listed in the Chapel Hill Diggings include;
Chapel Hill diggings; Bells Hill diggings; Bells Hill rush; Dodds run; Hall; Hoskins Lead; Sandys Lead; Yorkeys Lead; Christmas Rush diggings; German Dam Rush diggings; New Rush diggings; Poor Mans Hill Rush diggings; National Gold mine; Poor Mans Hill Rush Gold, Prince Alfred Mine diggings.
Please check these before making a seperate listing.
This list most likely is not complete, please let me know if you find another listing for the area.
Mark Willoughby.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O References: |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Citrine | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- South Australia
- Mount Lofty RangesMountain Range
- South Mount Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills)Mountain Range
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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