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Heather Bell Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Heather Bell Gold MineWorkings (Abandoned)
CoolgardieCity
Coolgardie ShireShire
Western AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 55' 19'' South , 121° 9' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-30.92204,121.15210
GeoHash:
G#: qdw0hfu60
GRN:
S21E74
Type:
Workings (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Coolgardie802 (2016)3.6km
Boulder5,178 (2017)35.9km
Kalgoorlie31,107 (2014)36.4km
Williamstown161 (2018)36.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
410024
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:410024:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An historic gold mine.

The Heather Bell Gold Mine is located approximately 4 kilometres northwest of the centre of the town of Coolgardie.

Joseite, bismoclite, quartz, gold and hematite have been identified in the specimens from here.

The Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum contains specimens MDC 6328, 7561, 7562, 7563, 7564, 7565, 7566, 7567 and 7568 from this location.

Details for this location are taken from its entry (site code S0007124) in the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety's online database (MINEDEX) of mines, mineral deposits and prospects.

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4 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
ⓘ'Joséite'2.DC.05Bi4TeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘBismoclite3.DC.25BiOCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BismocliteBiOCl
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ JoséiteBi4TeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ BismocliteBiOCl
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
TeTellurium
Teⓘ JoséiteBi4TeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismocliteBiOCl
Biⓘ JoséiteBi4TeS2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.
minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au (2020) https://minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au/Web/home
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