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Great Peak Mine, Yerranderie, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia i
Regional Level Types
Great Peak Mine Mine (Overgrown)
Yerranderie Village (Abandoned)
Westmoreland County County
New South Wales State
Australia Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

34° 7' 10'' South , 150° 13' 49'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-34.11949,150.23040

G#: r3fvfsdrt

Type:

Mine (Overgrown) - last checked 2024

Deposit first discovered:

1906 (approx.)

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Oakdale	1,683 (2012)	26.4km
Lakesland	338 (2014)	28.4km
Buxton	1,698 (2012)	31.9km
Couridjah	457 (2012)	32.1km
Picton	4,284 (2012)	35.5km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
Blue Mountains Lapidary Club	Bullaburra, New South Wales	47km

Mindat Locality ID:

441122

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:441122:5

GUID (UUID V4):

0

A former underground silver and lead mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

Mineral List

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

ⓘ Native Silver

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Card, G.W. (1902) Handbook to the Mining and Geological Museum, Sydney. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Geological Survey of New South Wales.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Card, G.W. (1902) Handbook to the Mining and Geological Museum, Sydney. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Geological Survey of New South Wales.

Downes, Peter M. (2007) Yerranderie a Late Devonian Silver?Gold?Lead Intermediate Sulfidation Epithermal District, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales, Australia. Resource Geology, 57 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.00001.x

Formula: PbS

References:

Card, G.W. (1902) Handbook to the Mining and Geological Museum, Sydney. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Geological Survey of New South Wales.

Downes, Peter M. (2007) Yerranderie a Late Devonian Silver?Gold?Lead Intermediate Sulfidation Epithermal District, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales, Australia. Resource Geology, 57 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.00001.x

ⓘ Native Silver

Formula: Ag

References:

Card, G.W. (1902) Handbook to the Mining and Geological Museum, Sydney. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Geological Survey of New South Wales.

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag₃SbS₃

References:

Card, G.W. (1902) Handbook to the Mining and Geological Museum, Sydney. Department of Mines and Agriculture, Geological Survey of New South Wales.

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Downes, Peter M. (2007) Yerranderie a Late Devonian Silver?Gold?Lead Intermediate Sulfidation Epithermal District, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales, Australia. Resource Geology, 57 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.00001.x

Formula: ZnS

References:

Downes, Peter M. (2007) Yerranderie a Late Devonian Silver?Gold?Lead Intermediate Sulfidation Epithermal District, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales, Australia. Resource Geology, 57 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.00001.x

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

References:

Downes, Peter M. (2007) Yerranderie a Late Devonian Silver?Gold?Lead Intermediate Sulfidation Epithermal District, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales, Australia. Resource Geology, 57 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.00001.x

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

Downes, Peter M. (2007) Yerranderie a Late Devonian Silver?Gold?Lead Intermediate Sulfidation Epithermal District, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales, Australia. Resource Geology, 57 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.00001.x

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Pyrargyrite	2.GA.05	Ag₃SbS₃
ⓘ	'Tennantite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver	Ag
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Eastern ProvinceGeologic Province
New South Wales
- ⭔Wollondilly ShireCouncil

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

Sydney-Surat BasinVolcanic Arc

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References

Downes, Peter M. (2007) Yerranderie a Late Devonian Silver?Gold?Lead Intermediate Sulfidation Epithermal District, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales, Australia. Resource Geology, 57 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.00001.x

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