Hampton group, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hampton group | Mining Field |
| Coolgardie | City |
| Coolgardie Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 58' 30'' South , 121° 14' 45'' East
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An historic gold area referred to as "Hampton Group".
Hampton Plains was a term used from the early days of Coolgardie from 1892, for the area 10 kilometres south-east of Coolgardie. In modern times it is the area mainly west of the Coolgardie-Norseman Highway (Gala and Chatanooka Mines), although may also include the Barbara-Surprise Mine just east of the highway.
Hampton Plains Block 59 was used in 1896 to determine the area for the proposed town of Hampton, with connecting tramline to Coolgardie. In the late 1890's, the Italian Reward Mine immediately south of the modern Barbara-Surprise mine was referred as Block 50. In 1904 a rich find was made at the same location.
The term was used extensively by several exploration companies after World War Two, often referring to an area immediately south-west of the modern Barbara-Surprise gold mines.
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| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ Bismutotantalite ? Formula: BiTaO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
| ⓘ Danalite ? Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S Description: All samples analysed were helvite. |
| ⓘ Helvine Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S |
| ⓘ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' |
| ⓘ 'Lepidolite' |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup' Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
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 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' | 4.. | |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Bismutotantalite ? | 4.DE.30 | BiTaO4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Danalite ? | 9.FB.10 | Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S |
| ⓘ | Helvine | 9.FB.10 | Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Supergroup' | - | A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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Localities in this Region
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- Coolgardie Shire
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- Coolgardie Shire
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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References
Barbara Mine, Hampton group, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia