Kirkeeks Treasure Mine, Koonamore Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kirkeeks Treasure Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Koonamore Station | - not defined - |
| Pastoral Unincorporated Area | Unincorporated Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 1' 29'' South , 139° 31' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kirkeeks Treasure gold Mine
An abandoned gold mine.
The mine is close to the border of the neighboring Mount Victor Plumbago Station, but the mine, according to the South Australian Resources Information Gateway (SARIG), is located on Koonamore Station.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 Description: Occurs on the mine dumps. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 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 | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Curnamona ProvinceGeologic Province
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- South Australia
- Olary ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Adelaide Rift ComplexOrogenic Belt
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Kirkeeks Treasure Mine, Koonamore Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia