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Lively's Mine, Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia i
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Lively's Mine Mine (Inactive)
Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station) Region
Pastoral Unincorporated Area Unincorporated Area
South Australia State
Australia Country

Regional Level Types
Lively's Mine	Mine (Inactive)
Arkaroola (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station)	Region
Pastoral Unincorporated Area	Unincorporated Area
South Australia	State
Australia	Country

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Lively's Mine

Lively's Mine, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia

Native Gold

Lively's Mine, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia

Lively's Mine

Lively's Mine, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia

Native Gold

Lively's Mine, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia

Lively's Mine

Lively's Mine, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia

Native Gold

Lively's Mine, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

30° 19' 50'' South , 139° 22' 45'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-30.33056,139.37944

GRN:

S21E86

Type:

Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2025

Deposit first discovered:

1949 (approx.)

Köppen climate type:

BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate

Mindat Locality ID:

42608

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:42608:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Livelys Find; Livelys First; Golden Rule Mine; Golden Rule Gold Mine; Claret deposit; Boulder Bore;

Epithermal gold deposit.
The workings consist of some shallow pits and an open cut.

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10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Clinobisvanite

Formula: Bi(VO₄)

Description: Clinobisvanite pseudomorphs after supergene dreyerite.

References:

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte und Abhandlungen (2002): 9, 401-411.

Collier, J. B., & Plimer, I. R. (2002). Supergene clinobisvanite pseudomorphs after supergene dreyerite from Lively's Mine, Arkaroola, South Australia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie-Monatshefte, 2002(9), 401-410.

Frost, Ray L., Henry, Dermot A., Weier, Matt L., Martens, Wayde (2006) Raman spectroscopy of three polymorphs of BiVO4: clinobisvanite, dreyerite and pucherite, with comparisons to (VO4)3-bearing minerals: namibite, pottsite and schumacherite. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37 (7). 722-732 doi:10.1002/jrs.1499

ⓘ Dreyerite

Formula: Bi(VO₄)

References:

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Coats, R.P.; Blissett, A.H. (1971) Bulletin 43 - Regional and economic geology of the Mount Painter province. Department of Mines, Geological Survey of South Australia. 426 pp.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Coats, R.P.; Blissett, A.H. (1971) Bulletin 43 - Regional and economic geology of the Mount Painter province. Department of Mines, Geological Survey of South Australia. 426 pp.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

Regional and Economic Geology of The Mount Painter Province

Coats, R.P.; Blissett, A.H. (1971) Bulletin 43 - Regional and economic geology of the Mount Painter province. Department of Mines, Geological Survey of South Australia. 426 pp.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Coats, R.P.; Blissett, A.H. (1971) Bulletin 43 - Regional and economic geology of the Mount Painter province. Department of Mines, Geological Survey of South Australia. 426 pp.

ⓘ Native Bismuth

Formula: Bi

References:

Coats, R.P.; Blissett, A.H. (1971) Bulletin 43 - Regional and economic geology of the Mount Painter province. Department of Mines, Geological Survey of South Australia. 426 pp.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Coats, R.P.; Blissett, A.H. (1971) Bulletin 43 - Regional and economic geology of the Mount Painter province. Department of Mines, Geological Survey of South Australia. 426 pp.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Coats, R.P.; Blissett, A.H. (1971) Bulletin 43 - Regional and economic geology of the Mount Painter province. Department of Mines, Geological Survey of South Australia. 426 pp.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Regional and Economic Geology of The Mount Painter Province

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

References:

Regional and Economic Geology of The Mount Painter Province

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Dreyerite	8.AD.35	Bi(VO₄)
ⓘ	Clinobisvanite	8.AD.65	Bi(VO₄)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Clinobisvanite	Bi(VO₄)
O	ⓘ Dreyerite	Bi(VO₄)
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Clinobisvanite	Bi(VO₄)
V	ⓘ Dreyerite	Bi(VO₄)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Native Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Clinobisvanite	Bi(VO₄)
Bi	ⓘ Dreyerite	Bi(VO₄)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
Curnamona ProvinceGeologic Province
Delamerian OrogenOrogen
North South Australia
South Australia
- Arkaroola Protection AreaProtected Area
- Flinders RangesMountain Range

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

South Australian Craton
- Curnamona ProvinceShield

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References

Coats, R.P.; Blissett, A.H. (1971) Bulletin 43 - Regional and economic geology of the Mount Painter province. Department of Mines, Geological Survey of South Australia. 426 pp.

Salgo, K.A. (1980) Open File Report Report book No. 80/00083 - Mines and Mineral Occurrences Prospected during 1979, in the Flinders Ranges Vol. 131/79. Department of Mines and Energy, South Australia.

Fairbrother, L., Brugger, J., Shapter, J., Laird, J.S., Southam, G., Reith, F. (2012) Supergene gold transformation: Biogenic secondary and nano-particulate gold from arid Australia. Chemical Geology, 320. 17-31 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.05.025

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