King Hill gold mine, Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| King Hill gold mine | Mine |
| Cygnet district | District |
| Huon-Channel region | Region |
| Huon Valley municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 10' 20'' South , 147° 3' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cygnet | 1,267 (2012) | 2.7km |
| Lymington | 405 (2016) | 3.4km |
| Port Huon | 429 (2014) | 7.3km |
| Nicholls Rivulet | 442 (2014) | 7.8km |
| Cradoc | 743 (2014) | 8.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Lapidary Club of Tasmania Inc. | Hobart, Tasmania | 39km |
| Mineralogical Society of Tasmania | ROSNY PARK, Tasmania | 43km |
An abandoned small gold mine with several small pits and trenches, now largely collapsed, in Cretaceous quartz syenite. The gold is in quartz stockworks with pyrite, limonite and jarosite. The gold is in pyrite, limonite and jarosite veins and pods.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Eastern TasmaniaOrogenic Belt
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King Hill gold mine, Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia