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North British mine, Parkins Reef, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australiai
Regional Level Types
North British mineMine
Parkins ReefReef
MaldonTown
Mount Alexander ShireShire
VictoriaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 0' 46'' South , 144° 3' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-37.01291,144.05533
GeoHash:
G#: r1qmqn1bh
GRN:
S25E83
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Castlemaine6,604 (2013)15.5km
Maryborough7,046 (2013)28.3km
Kangaroo Flat9,492 (2015)29.3km
Golden Square8,170 (2015)32.0km
Quarry Hill2,222 (2015)33.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Bendigo Gem Club IncBendigo, Victoria37km
Bendigo Prospectors’ Club IncBendigo, Victoria37km
Victorian Facetor's GroupBendigo, Victoria37km
Mindat Locality ID:
274113
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274113:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


It should be noted that the name of the reef may in fact be Perkins Reef (per Earth Resources Geo Victoria).
However, access to the reef area is via Parkins Road and South Parkins Reef Road.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMaldonite2.AA.40Au2Bi

List of minerals for each chemical element

AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ MaldoniteAu2Bi
BiBismuth
Biⓘ MaldoniteAu2Bi

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References

Ciobanu, Cristiana L., Birch, William D., Cook, Nigel J., Pring, Allan, Grundler, Pascal V. (2010) Petrogenetic significance of Au–Bi–Te–S associations: The example of Maldon, Central Victorian gold province, Australia. Lithos, 116 (1). 1-17 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.12.004
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