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Wolfram Wonder mines, Wellesley Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Wolfram Wonder minesGroup of Mines
Wellesley Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 42' 18'' South , 149° 24' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-36.70500,149.40861
GeoHash:
G#: r36ppyh1b
GRN:
S25E86
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cathcart267 (2013)14.7km
Bibbenluke179 (2015)16.2km
Bemboka661 (2012)16.8km
Nimmitabel237 (2012)24.2km
Candelo895 (2012)26.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
222755
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222755:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Greisen and quartz veins with disseminated woframite and minor molybdenite. Also known as the Thoko and Creewah mines.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
ⓘHydrokenoelsmoreite4.DH.15◻2W2O6(H2O)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
SSulfur
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi

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References

Weber, C. R. (1978) Molybdenum in New South Wales. Mineral Resources 43. New South Wales Department of Mines
Williams, P. A., Leverett, P., Sharpe, J. L., Colchester, D. M., Rankin, J. (2005) Elsmoreite, cubic WO3 · 0.5H2O, a new mineral species from Elsmore, New South Wales, Australia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43 (3) 1061-1064 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.43.3.1061
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