Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Spring Creek Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Wilmington | Town |
| District Council of Mount Remarkable | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 43' 51'' South , 138° 7' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 628 (2013) | 9.4km |
| Melrose | 429 (2015) | 11.8km |
| Booleroo Centre | 486 (2011) | 26.7km |
| Booleroo | 486 (2018) | 29.4km |
| Port Germein | 466 (2012) | 34.4km |
An abandoned copper mine located between Melrose and Wilmington (10 km S of Wilmington), now situated in Mount Remarkable National Park.
Collecting dump material in the creek bed below the fence is possible (with permission of the landholder). Collecting inside the fence is prohibited because the mine is situated in a national park.
One of the many things that make this site unusual is the very limited amount of sulphides.
The water in the main shaft is, in fact, so pure that it is pumped for use at the nearby town of Wilmington and the surrounding area!
Legend has it that upon dewatering the mine in the early 1900s, tools were found from the original mining period, which contained 'no rust'; however, of course, this cannot be confirmed. Although, as can be seen by the photos of the interior of the mine, there is very little degrading of materials placed during mining, some of which are well over 100 years old!
Collecting dump material in the creek bed below the fence is possible (with permission of the landholder). Collecting inside the fence is prohibited because the mine is situated in a national park.
One of the many things that make this site unusual is the very limited amount of sulphides.
The water in the main shaft is, in fact, so pure that it is pumped for use at the nearby town of Wilmington and the surrounding area!
Legend has it that upon dewatering the mine in the early 1900s, tools were found from the original mining period, which contained 'no rust'; however, of course, this cannot be confirmed. Although, as can be seen by the photos of the interior of the mine, there is very little degrading of materials placed during mining, some of which are well over 100 years old!
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
53 valid minerals. 6 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Airdite (TL) Formula: Sr(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Bariosincosite (TL) Formula: Ba(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: Description: Some bariosincosites are very rich in Sr, although a Sr:Ba ratio >1 was not measured so far. References: |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Beraunite Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chalcosiderite Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Collinsite Formula: Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Delafossite Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| ⓘ Dufrénite Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hentschelite Formula: CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Johntomaite (TL) Formula: BaFe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Kenngottite Formula: Mn2+3Fe3+4(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 References: Peter Elliott unpub data Identified by Ralph S Bottrill: XRD, SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Likasite Formula: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Mengeite (TL) Formula: Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn3+4(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Metaswitzerite Formula: Mn2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Mitridatite Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu References: |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) Description: Never confirmed; most probably confused with libethenite or wrong locality given (see http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-101027.html). |
| ⓘ Perloffite Formula: Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 Description: Never confirmed; occurrence extremely unlikely. |
| ⓘ Sampleite Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Springcreekite (TL) Formula: BaV3+3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Strontioperloffite (TL) Formula: SrMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Struvite-(K) Formula: KMg(PO4) · 6H2O References: Peter Elliott unpub. DataIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: XRD, SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ Vésigniéite Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Volborthite Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Whitlockite Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| ⓘ Zapatalite Formula: Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Delafossite | 4.AB.15 | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Rosasite ? | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Likasite | 5.ND.05 | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Whitlockite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Olivenite ? | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hentschelite | 8.BB.40 | CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Perloffite | 8.BH.20 | Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Johntomaite (TL) | 8.BH.20 | BaFe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Strontioperloffite (TL) | 8.BH.20 | SrMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Vésigniéite | 8.BH.45 | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Springcreekite (TL) | 8.BL.10 | BaV3+3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | Metaswitzerite | 8.CE.25 | Mn2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Collinsite | 8.CG.05 | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Struvite-(K) | 8.CH.40 | KMg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Airdite (TL) | 8.CJ. | Sr(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Bariosincosite (TL) | 8.CJ.65 | Ba(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Beraunite | 8.DC.27 | Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Cacoxenite | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ | Kenngottite | 8.DC.62 | Mn2+3Fe3+4(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 |
| ⓘ | Chalcosiderite | 8.DD.15 | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Zapatalite | 8.DE.20 | Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Sampleite | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Mitridatite | 8.DH.30 | Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Mengeite (TL) | 8.DJ.50 | Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn3+4(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Dufrénite | 8.DK.15 | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Volborthite | 8.FD.05 | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hentschelite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Metaswitzerite | Mn32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Perloffite | Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| H | ⓘ Zapatalite | Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Bariosincosite | Ba(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Springcreekite | BaV33+(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 |
| H | ⓘ Johntomaite | BaFe22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Struvite-(K) | KMg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Strontioperloffite | SrMn22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Mengeite | Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn43+(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kenngottite | Mn32+Fe43+(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Airdite | Sr(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hentschelite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Metaswitzerite | Mn32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Perloffite | Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| O | ⓘ Zapatalite | Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Bariosincosite | Ba(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Springcreekite | BaV33+(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 |
| O | ⓘ Johntomaite | BaFe22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Struvite-(K) | KMg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Strontioperloffite | SrMn22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Mengeite | Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn43+(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kenngottite | Mn32+Fe43+(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Airdite | Sr(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Mg | ⓘ Struvite-(K) | KMg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Mengeite | Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn43+(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Zapatalite | Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| P | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Hentschelite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| P | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Metaswitzerite | Mn32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| P | ⓘ Perloffite | Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| P | ⓘ Zapatalite | Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Bariosincosite | Ba(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Springcreekite | BaV33+(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 |
| P | ⓘ Johntomaite | BaFe22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| P | ⓘ Struvite-(K) | KMg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Strontioperloffite | SrMn22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| P | ⓘ Mengeite | Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn43+(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Kenngottite | Mn32+Fe43+(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 |
| P | ⓘ Airdite | Sr(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Struvite-(K) | KMg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| V | ⓘ Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| V | ⓘ Bariosincosite | Ba(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| V | ⓘ Springcreekite | BaV33+(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 |
| V | ⓘ Airdite | Sr(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Metaswitzerite | Mn32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Perloffite | Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Strontioperloffite | SrMn22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Mengeite | Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn43+(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Kenngottite | Mn32+Fe43+(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hentschelite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Perloffite | Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Johntomaite | BaFe22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Strontioperloffite | SrMn22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Kenngottite | Mn32+Fe43+(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Delafossite | Cu+Fe3+O2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Hentschelite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Zapatalite | Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontioperloffite | SrMn22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Sr | ⓘ Airdite | Sr(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Perloffite | Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Ba | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| Ba | ⓘ Bariosincosite | Ba(V4+O)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Springcreekite | BaV33+(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 |
| Ba | ⓘ Johntomaite | BaFe22+Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| Ba | ⓘ Mengeite | Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn43+(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- South Australia
- Flinders RangesMountain Range
- Gawler CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Adelaide Rift ComplexOrogenic Belt
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References
Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1908) Record of the mines of South Australia (4th ed.). Government Printer.
Birch, W.D., Mumme, W.G. (1988) Hentschelite and Perloffite from the Spring Creek Copper Mine, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (366) 408-411 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.366.16
Pring, A., Kolitsch, U., Birch, W. D., Beyer, B. D., Elliott, P., Ayyappan, P., Ramanan, A. (1999) Bariosincosite, a new hydrated barium vanadium phosphate, from the Spring Creek Mine, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (5) 735-741 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.5.10
Kolitsch, U., Pring, A., Tiekink, E. R. T. (2000) Johntomaite, a new member of the bjarebyite group of barium phosphates: description and structure refinement. Mineralogy and Petrology, 70 (1) 1-14 doi:10.1007/s007100070009
Jambor, John L., Pertsev, Nikolai N., Roberts, Andrew C. (2000) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 85. 1321-1325 [springcreekite on page 1324].
www.minsocam.org (n.d.) http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/AmMin/TOC/Abstracts/2000_Abstracts/Sept00_Abstracts/Jambor_p1321_00.pdf
Elliott, Peter (2019) Strontioperloffite, SrMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3, a new bjarebyite-group mineral from the Spring Creek mine, South Australia, Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (3) 549-555 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2816
Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 57. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (5) 495-499 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-495-2020
Elliott, Peter (2022) Mengeite, Ba(Mg,Mn2+)Mn3+4(PO4)4(OH)4·4H2O, a New Mineral from the Spring Creek Mine, South Australia, Australia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 60 (5) 815-824 doi:10.3749/canmin.2100041
Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia