Rose of Denmark Mine, Gaffney's Creek, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rose of Denmark Mine | Mine |
| Gaffney's Creek | Creek |
| Mansfield Shire | Shire |
| Victoria | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 27' 59'' South , 146° 10' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marysville | 519 (2012) | 38.4km |
| McMahons Creek | 220 (2015) | 41.3km |
| Mount Buller | 251 (2009) | 42.3km |
| Mansfield | 4,052 (2012) | 46.8km |
| Alexandra | 2,656 (2013) | 51.5km |
"The main adit is to be found on a tributary of Cannon's Creek a few hundred metres north of Gaffney's Creek. No precise information concerning the discovery of this mine was found, although reports of work date as far back as 1864. Estimates of total gold production reach 50,000 oz. The main adit was found at the end of the ore dump but unfortunately has caved-in close to the entrance."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Description: "Albite is not common in the quartz veins. When it is present, it forms uniformly small polysynthetic twins about 3-4mm in maximum dimension. Crystals are often flawed or milky." |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 Description: "Boulangerite has been confirmed from the Rose of Denmark Mine as a minor constituent of the quartz veins and has been deposited during or slightly after the gold. It often forms fragile hair like crystals." |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Chalcopyrite occurs as crystalline aggregates from the quartz veins and was deposited after sphalerite. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Description: "Chlorite is a late-stage mineral, sometimes occurring as inclusions in quartz, but more often as encrustations on the vein minerals. At the Rose of Denmark Mine it is also present as fine botryoidal aggregates and rosettes of minute crystals coating albite and quartz." |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: At the Rose of Denmark Mine galena forms very small crystals and patches in the quartz veins. |
| ⓘ Lithiophorite Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: "Pyrite is a major mineral in the quartz veins. There is a wide variety of crystal habit including cube, pyritohedron, octahedron and less commonly, complex combinations of cube and pyritohedron and modified by the faces of the octahedron. Intricate twins and group of crystals also occur. Crystal size ranges from 0.1 mm up to 3 cm." |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: "Quartz is the major vein mineral and clusters of crystals up to 5 cm. long in vugs are not unusual. A characteristic feature of these crystals is that one rhombohedron is generally more developed than the other." |
| ⓘ Rectorite Formula: (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O Description: "Rectorite is a soapy-looking, white, late vein filling mineral, very common in vugs at the Rose of Denmark Mine." |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Description: "Sphalerite is another minor constituent represented in quartz vein mineralization at the Rose of Denmark Mine. Crystals may be up to 3mm across and the colour may vary from honey yellow to black with a reddish tinge." |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Description: Tetrahedrite is a minor constituent of quartz veins. It occurs as crystalline aggregates, more rarely as small tetrahedra. The deposition period seems to coincide with that of gold." |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| 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 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Lithiophorite | 4.FE.25 | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Rectorite | 9.EC.60 | (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Rectorite | (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rectorite | (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Rectorite | (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Rectorite | (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Rectorite | (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Rectorite | (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Melbourne-Mathinna ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Victoria
- Selwyn ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Lachlan Fold BeltOrogenic Belt
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Rose of Denmark Mine, Gaffney's Creek, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia