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Copes Creek and tributaries, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Copes Creek and tributaries- not defined -
Tingha- not defined -
Hardinge Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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View of the Tingha Sn mining area, ca. 1912.

Copes Creek and tributaries, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
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View of the Tingha Sn mining area, ca. 1912.

Copes Creek and tributaries, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
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View of the Tingha Sn mining area, ca. 1912.

Copes Creek and tributaries, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 57' 39'' South , 151° 11' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-29.96084,151.19786
GRN:
S20E94
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gilgai1,096 (2012)14.3km
Howell199 (2018)15.9km
Elsmore326 (2013)18.5km
Inverell8,561 (2012)22.4km
Bundarra462 (2012)26.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Inverell Lapidary ClubInverell, New South Wales22km
Mindat Locality ID:
31442
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31442:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Map sheets: SH 56-5, 9138-III-S.
Coordinates: 326000mE, 6684000mN.
Placer deposit.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCorundum
var. Sapphire		4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘIlmenite
var. Iserine		4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ Ilmenite var. IserineFe2+TiO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Ilmenite var. IserineFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Ilmenite var. IserineFe2+TiO3
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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References

Carne, Joseph Edmund (1911) Mineral Resources No. 14. The Tin-Mining Industry and the Distribution of Tin Ores in New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Mines Geological Survey
NSW Geological Survey report (1982) Prospecting reports, various leases, Tingha area, Mount Mitchell Mining Co Pty Ltd report GS1982/392.
Brown, R.E.; Stroud, W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Inverell 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-5. Geological Survey of New South Wales.
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