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Pioneer Mine, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Pioneer MineMine
District Council of Mount BarkerLocal Government Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 7' 4'' South , 139° 1' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Callington1,246 (2012)1.3km
Kanmantoo618 (2014)5.5km
Nairne3,648 (2012)14.0km
Mount Barker8,357 (2012)15.7km
Blakiston696 (2014)15.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Murraylands Gem and Mineral ClubPalmer, South Australia32km
Mildura District Gem & Mineral Club IncMildura, South Australia43km
Adelaide Gem and Mineral ClubSt Peters, South Australia44km
Adelaide Facetors Guild, Adelaide Facetors Groupadelaide, South Australia44km
Mineralogical Society of South Australia Inc. (MINSOC)adelaide, South Australia44km
Mindat Locality ID:
18756
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18756:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Century; Raisbeck; Raisbeck's


A gold mine located 1 km West of Callington.

Zinc was previously listed as a mineral here, it is however, only a commodity of the local district, and not confirmed to this locality.

“District Major Commodities: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold” – Listed under the Kanmantoo District, not the mine directly.
SARIG Mineral Deposit Information, Site No: 240009, Deposit No: 1588

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Lead1.AA.05Pb
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Native CopperCu
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Native LeadPb

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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