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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 2' 14'' South , 145° 35' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-42.03745,145.59184
GRN:
S29E77
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gormanston169 (2014)4.2km
Queenstown2,352 (2012)5.6km
Strahan637 (2012)25.3km
West Strahan637 (2014)26.0km
Zeehan845 (2012)27.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
130637
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130637:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A non-operating mine working an exhalative galena-sphalerite-pyrite deposit in Cambrian schistose acid volcanic rocks associated with the Mt Lyell copper deposits.

Note that most of the minerals listed by Singer et al. (2009) seem erroneous for the location. They may have been confused with the Zeehan Comstock mine, which does have most of those minerals in the vicinity.

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Mineral List


8 valid minerals. 10 erroneous literature entries.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite ?
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Boulangerite ?
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hulsite
Formula: Fe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)
ⓘ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
R Bottrill colln
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite ?2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite ?2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite ?2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘBoulangerite ?2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite ?4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘBrucite ?4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘHulsite ?6.AB.45Fe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTremolite ?9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘTalc ?9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group' ?-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group' ?-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup' ?-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
Bⓘ HulsiteFe22+Fe3+O2(BO3)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ HulsiteFe22+Fe3+O2(BO3)
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HulsiteFe22+Fe3+O2(BO3)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
PbLead
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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References

Seccombe, P.K., Downes, P.M., Ashley, P.M., Brathwaite, R.L., Green, G.R., Murray, C.G., and Rubenach, M.J., (2005): Skarns of Southwest Pacific, in Meinert, L.D., Dipple, G.M., and Nicolescu, S., World skarn deposits, in Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.H.F., Goldfarb, R.J., and Richards, J.P., eds., Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume: Littleton, Colorado, Society of Economic Geologists, p. 299–-336, CD Supplemental Appendices, 13 p. with 6 tables.
Singer, Donald A., Berger, Vladimir I., Moring, Barry C. (2009) Sediment-Hosted Zinc-Lead Deposits of the World - Database and Grade and Tonnage Models. Open-File Report 2009-1252. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20091252
Corbett, K. D. & Quilty, P. G. & Calver, Clive R. & Pongratz, June. & Geological Society of Australia. Tasmanian Division, issuing body. (2014). Geological evolution of Tasmania. Sydney, NSW : Geological Society of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
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