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Rocky Boat Harbour Osmiridium Field, New River Lagoon district, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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New River Lagoon districtDistrict
Huon Valley municipalityMunicipality
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 32' 23'' South , 146° 38' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-43.53998,146.64911
GeoHash:
G#: r22231f95
GRN:
S30E76
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dover959 (2012)38.7km
Geeveston1,584 (2011)47.4km
Port Huon429 (2014)49.6km
Lymington405 (2016)51.1km
Cygnet1,267 (2012)54.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
290840
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290840:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An abandoned alluvial osmiridium-gold field, associated with early Cambrian ultramafics.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘvar. Osmiridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ruⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
OsOsmium
Osⓘ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Osⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Irⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

MRT Document UR1985_47: The potential for the discovery of economic mineral resources in south-western Tasmania
Company Report - Onshore 71_0836: Bulletin 25, Surprise Creek,
Bottrill, R.S., 2014. Mineral deposits associated with the mafic-ultramafic complexes. In: Corbett, K.D., Quilty, P.G. and Calver, C.R. (editors), Section 4.4.7. Geological Evolution of Tasmania. Geological Society of Australia Special Publication 24, Geological Society of Australia (Tasmania Division), 141–145.
Bottrill, R.S., Bacon, C.A. and Duncan, D.McP, 2014. Cenozoic mineral deposits. In: Corbett, K.D., Quilty, P.G. and Calver, C.R. (editors), Section 10.3. Geological Evolution of Tasmania. Geological Society of Australia Special Publication 24, Geological Society of Australia (Tasmania Division), 539–548.
Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254
Bottrill, R. S. (2010): Alluvial gold in Tasmania. Mineral Resources of Tasmania 11, Mineral Resources Tasmania, 28 pp.
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