Miltalie asbestos mine, District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Miltalie asbestos mine | Mine |
| District Council of Franklin Harbour | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 36' 12'' South , 136° 50' 30'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Miltalie | 133 (2018) | 2.4km |
| Cowell | 882 (2012) | 11.4km |
| Port Gibbon | 182 (2011) | 21.8km |
| Cleve | 1,015 (2013) | 33.4km |
| Arno Bay | 431 (2013) | 41.6km |
First discovered in 1919 while ploughing fields. The deposit consists of a 1m wide crush zone trending NS in partly serpentinised magnesian marble. Seams of chrysotile asbestos, with maximum length 5cm appear within the shear. Worked via open cut methods.
Records for 1931 show a production figure of 70 tons of material returning a total of 8 tons of commercial ore.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Lizardite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: R Bottrill collectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
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Miltalie asbestos mine, District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia