Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Norseman | Town |
| Dundas Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 13' 10'' South , 121° 47' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Deposit first discovered:
1890 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Norseman | 982 (2012) | 2.6km |
An historic gold mine.
Late 1890's mine on the Lady Jean Reef. It contained a shaft to 120 feet deep. The dump when inspected in 1906, showed the country rock to be crystallised amphibolite and actinolite. A long line of quartz porphyry dykes occurs on the western side of the main shaft. There were a further two shafts on the same reef, each 50 feet deep, on the reef 3 to 4 feet wide.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Coloradoite Formula: HgTe |
| ⓘ 'Coolgardite' (FRL) Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Coolgardite' (TL) | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Western Australia
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- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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