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Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Golden Gully Area, Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Native Gold

Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Native Gold, etc.

Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Native Gold

Golden Gully Area, Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Native Gold

Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Native Gold, etc.

Hill End, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 1' 53'' South , 149° 25' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-33.03167,149.41777
GRN:
S23E89
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hill End167 (2012)0.2km
Lewis Ponds560 (2018)29.7km
Euchareena313 (2018)30.8km
Peel177 (2018)37.5km
Eglinton2,272 (2011)40.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Orange Lapidary and Mineral Club IncOrange, New South Wales41km
Bathurst Lapidary & Collectors Club IncBathurst, New South Wales45km
Mindat Locality ID:
82
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:82:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former gold mining town / historic site. Produced 21.46 t of gold.

The Hill End mineral system, 43 km northeast of Orange and 40 km north of the highway, is the best-documented orogenic gold system within the Hill End Trough. The Hill End mineralisation is hosted by the Late Silurian Chesleigh Group and overlying Early Devonian Cookman Formation. It extends for over 17 km from the Chambers Creek mines in the south to the Dirt Hole mine in the north. Within this is an 8 km zone that hosts the majority of significant hard-rock mines at Hill End. From south to north this zone includes Hawkins Hill, Sargents Hill, Golden Gully, Red Hill and Valentine areas. Gold production at Hill End exceeded 21.46 t of gold of which 12 t of gold came from mines in the Hawkins Hill area.

The town is famous for the Beyers and Holtermann specimen otherwise known as the Holtermann nugget. While not a true nugget, it is the largest specimen of gold ever found with it being approximately 286 kg of quartz reef that produced 93 kg of gold. It was found at the Star of Hope mine in 1872.

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11 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Seccombe, P. K., Hicks, M. N. (1989) The Hill End goldfield, NSW, Australia ?early metamorphic deposition of auriferous quartz veins. Mineralogy and Petrology, 40 (4) 257-273 doi:10.1007/bf01164602
Seccombe, P. K., Ju, J., Andrew, A. S., Gulson, B. L., Mizon, K. J. (1993) Nature and evolution of metamorphic fluids associated with turbidite-hosted gold deposits: Hill End goldfield, NSW, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 57 (388) 423-436 doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.388.06
Windh, Jacqueline (1995) Saddle reef and related gold mineralization, Hill End gold field, Australia: Evolution of an auriferous vein system during progressive deformation. Economic Geology, 90 (6). 1764-1775 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.6.1764
Lu, J.; Seccombe, P.K.; Foster, D.; Andrew, A.S. (1996) Timing of mineralization and source of fluids in a slate-belt auriferous vein system, Hill End goldfield, NSW, Australia: Evidence from 40Ar-39Ar dating and O- and H-isotopes. Lithos, 38 (3-4). 147-165 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(96)00016-3
[1]Downes, P. M.; Pogson, D. J.; Nix, L.; Robson, D. F.; Sherwin, L. (2004) World-Class Mineral Deposits of the Lachlan Orogen New South Wales – Australia. ASEG2004 EXCURSION GUIDE.
Downes, P. M., Seccombe, P. K., Carr, G. R. (2008) Sulfur- and lead-isotope signatures of orogenic gold mineralisation associated with the Hill End Trough, Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 94 (3) 151-173 doi:10.1007/s00710-008-0012-7
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