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Mount Victor prospect, Mount Hope, Blaxland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Mount Victor prospectProspect (Abandoned)
Mount HopeMountain
Blaxland Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 33' 49'' South , 145° 51' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-32.56389,145.85874
GRN:
S22E88
Type:
Prospect (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Age:
419.2 ± 3.2 to 393.3 ± 1.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Early/Lower Devonian
Reference for age:
Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 pages.
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nymagee102 (2017)70.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
296824
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296824:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Salt Creek Mine


A former underground mine with two shafts.

Explored by Mount Hope Minerals NL 1972-1977, Union Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd 1979, Shell Minerals 1985, and Epoch Mining NL 1988.

Kaolinised shear zone 18x30 cms, strikes north, dips 55 degrees west.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘPlumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6

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References

Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Nymagee Metallogenic Map 1:250 000 . Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets SI/55-2. Geological Survey of New South Wales
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