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Prince Albert Mine (Humby; Leans), Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australiai
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Prince Albert Mine (Humby; Leans)Mine
Yorke Peninsula CouncilLocal Government Area
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 6' 43'' South , 137° 35' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-34.11222,137.58750
GeoHash:
G#: r1cvfyh1v
GRN:
S23E82
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Port Hughes225 (2012)4.7km
Moonta336 (2015)4.9km
Agery131 (2014)15.1km
Wallaroo Mines396 (2014)18.4km
Wallaroo2,779 (2013)19.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Yorke Peninsula Gem and Mineral ClubMoonta, South Australia5km
Mindat Locality ID:
19088
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19088:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Prince Albert Mine (Humby; Leans), Moonta


Situated in the Hundred Tiparra, sections F2, F3, 6.8km S of Moonta. Surface copper mineralised lode of malachite and iron oxide and quartz in host weathered shale discovered in 1863. Prospected in shaft 22m deep, and closed in same year.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMeta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
UUranium
Uⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O

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References

Record of mines (1980), Summary card No: 162, Maitland SI 5312
SA Geodata Database (2015), Mineral Deposit Details; Deposit Number: 5203
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