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Moppa Hill, Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Moppa HillHill
Moppa GoldfieldOre Field
MoppaLocality (Australia)
Light Regional CouncilLocal Government Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 25' 27'' South , 138° 57' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Greenock687 (2012)4.8km
Nuriootpa5,031 (2012)5.9km
Stockwell530 (2014)8.5km
Kapunda2,740 (2012)10.4km
Tanunda4,684 (2012)11.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Barossa Gem & Mineral Club Inc.Nuriootpa, South Australia6km
Northern Districts Gem and Mineral ClubSalisbury North, South Australia47km
Tea Tree Gully Gem and Mineral ClubTea Tree Gully, South Australia48km
Mindat Locality ID:
251521
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251521:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


"In September, 1894, some men were obtaining gold near Fitzgerald's and on Heggie's and Johnson's land. Several men had been getting fair prospects. The gold was reported to be of good quality, being purchased at the Melbourne Mint at £4 1s. per ounce."

Taken from;
Gee, L.C.E. & Brown, H.Y.L., (1908), Record of The Mines of South Australia, 4th ed., Government Printer, Adelaide, South Australia.

The locality is now private farmland, entry is prohibited.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
AlAluminium
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
FeIron
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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