Back Creek, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Back Creek | Creek |
| George Town municipality | Council |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 3' 59'' South , 147° 4' 31'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pipers River | 444 (2014) | 3.5km |
| Lulworth | 163 (2014) | 7.4km |
| Bellingham | 265 (2014) | 9.6km |
| Lebrina | 318 (2014) | 17.9km |
| Kayena | 328 (2014) | 20.3km |
Site of an old gold mining town, near abandoned now, but some leases still operate in some shallow alluvial deposits. There are also lode gold deposits, a slate quarry and a turquoise-wavellite deposit.
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| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: R BottrillIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- Tasmania
- George Town municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Melbourne-Mathinna ZoneZone (Tectonic)
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Eastern TasmaniaOrogenic Belt
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Back Creek goldfield, Back Creek, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australia