Slaty Rock mine, Cradock, Flinders Ranges Council, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Slaty Rock mine | Mine |
| Cradock | Town |
| Flinders Ranges Council | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 8' 52'' South , 138° 25' 19'' East
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Discovered in 1897, the Slaty Rock mine, is a copper lode bearing 317 for >150m located on sections 35 and 36, Hundred of Cudlamudla. Subsequently worked in a shaft to 18m. The lode varied from a few cm to 1.5m wide. Production in 1897 was 195 kg of copper ore from 5.1 tonnes of ore, and in 1898, 483.4 kg of copper ore from 2 tonnes of ore. The mineralogy of the lode was calcite, chalcocite, malachite, and red copper oxide (cuprite). The host rock is the Tapley Hill Formation. On imagery a line of openings can be traced for ~250m along the line of lode which trends NW at its southern end then curves to be almost EW at the northern end. 3 lines of an IP and resistivity survey were completed in 1970 by Adelaide Mining and Exploration Company PL. Results determined a high background effect that was interpreted as due to widespread minor sulphide mineralisation. There was no follow up sampling.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- South Australia
- Flinders RangesMountain Range
- South South Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Adelaide Rift ComplexOrogenic Belt
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