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Wilga deposit, Benambra sulphide deposits (Benambra copper mines), Brumby, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia i
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Wilga deposit Deposit
Benambra sulphide deposits (Benambra copper mines) Group of Deposits
Brumby Town
East Gippsland Shire Shire
Victoria State
Australia Country

Regional Level Types
Wilga deposit	Deposit
Benambra sulphide deposits (Benambra copper mines)	Group of Deposits
Brumby	Town
East Gippsland Shire	Shire
Victoria	State
Australia	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

37° 0' 15'' South , 147° 53' 11'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Thredbo	300 (2016)	66.7km

Mindat Locality ID:

239474

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:239474:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Cu-Zn massive sulfide deposit, discovered in mid-1978.
Consists of a single lens.

The deposit is hosted by a strongly deformed, Upper Silurian rhyolite-dacite-andesite-basalt-sediment succession, dominated by silicic volcanics and sedimentary rocks. The massive sulfide deposits are essentially synvolcanic and associated with silicic volcanicism.

Note on the mineral list: some references also mention Bi phases.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Fander, H. W. (1989): Mineralogy of the Benambra sulfide deposits. Publications of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1/89(MINPET 89), 93-95.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Fander, H. W. (1989): Mineralogy of the Benambra sulfide deposits. Publications of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1/89(MINPET 89), 93-95.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Fander, H. W. (1989): Mineralogy of the Benambra sulfide deposits. Publications of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1/89(MINPET 89), 93-95.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Fander, H. W. (1989): Mineralogy of the Benambra sulfide deposits. Publications of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1/89(MINPET 89), 93-95.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Fander, H. W. (1989): Mineralogy of the Benambra sulfide deposits. Publications of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1/89(MINPET 89), 93-95.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

Fander, H. W. (1989): Mineralogy of the Benambra sulfide deposits. Publications of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1/89(MINPET 89), 93-95.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
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Macquarie ArcVolcanic Arc

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References

Robbins, T.W., Chenoweth, L.M. (1984) Geochemical investigations associated with the Wilga and Currawong massive sulphide deposits, Benambra, Victoria. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 22 (1) 43-69 doi:10.1016/0375-6742(84)90005-0

Fander, H. W. (1989): Mineralogy of the Benambra sulfide deposits. Publications of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1/89(MINPET 89), 93-95.

Allen, Rodney L. (1992) Reconstruction of the tectonic, volcanic, and sedimentary setting of strongly deformed Zn-Cu massive sulfide deposits at Benambra, Victoria. Economic Geology, 87 (3) 825-854 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.3.825

Large, Ross R. (1992) Australian volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposits; features, styles, and genetic models. Economic Geology, 87 (3) 471-510 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.3.471

Stolz, A. J., Davies, G. R., Allen, R. L. (1997) The importance of different types of magmatism in VHMS mineralisation: evidence from the geochemistry of the host volcanic rocks to the Benambra massive sulphide deposits, Victoria, Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 59 (3) 251-286 doi:10.1007/bf01161862

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