Aclare Mine, St. Ives, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Aclare Mine | Mine |
| St. Ives | Town |
| District Council of Mount Barker | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 7' 8'' South , 138° 59' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Callington | 1,246 (2012) | 4.7km |
| Kanmantoo | 618 (2014) | 5.8km |
| Nairne | 3,648 (2012) | 11.7km |
| Mount Barker | 8,357 (2012) | 12.6km |
| Blakiston | 696 (2014) | 13.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Murraylands Gem and Mineral Club | Palmer, South Australia | 33km |
| Adelaide Gem and Mineral Club | St Peters, South Australia | 41km |
| Mildura District Gem & Mineral Club Inc | Mildura, South Australia | 41km |
| Adelaide Facetors Guild, Adelaide Facetors Group | adelaide, South Australia | 41km |
| Mineralogical Society of South Australia Inc. (MINSOC) | adelaide, South Australia | 41km |
A Silver-Lead mine located about 4.5 km SW of Callington.
This mine has a very interesting history, from its discovery in 1859 to tales of fortune, failure, deceit and mystery. A book titled ‘Silver and a Trace of Gold’ by J.K. Chilman is very much worth reading, as it outlines not only the history of this mine, but mining in general during the late 1880’s in South Australia. The book is available at PIRSA head office in Adelaide.
Zinc, nickel, lead, antimony, iron, and gold were previously listed as minerals found at this site, however, they have only been reported in returns form the smelter, or in assays of the lode.
“On the surface the ore consists of carbonate of lead and at a depth carries gold, silver, nickel, lead, antimony, iron and sulphur; to a depth of 25ft.”… “The lode matter is fully 7ft wide, associated with a number of metallic minerals, the principal being lead, silver, and zinc. The others which occur to a small extent, are gold, nickel, and antimony.”
Gee, L.C.E. & Brown, H.Y.L., (1908), Record of The Mines of South Australia, 4th ed., Government Printer, Adelaide, South Australia.
**Further mentions of ‘zinc’ are made under this listing, however further reading suggests most of these are in respect to the mineral being present in the ore, or after smelting.**
‘By the end of 1889 the adit had reached 160 feet through the hard clay slate rock of the hill and had revealed a hanging wall composed of iron pyrites and traces of zinc and galena, …”
Chilman, J.K., (1982), Silver and a Trace of Gold A History of the Aclare Mine, Government Printer, Adelaide South Australia
“Geology: Lode. micaceous schist and quartz containing silver, lead, zinc & little gold, antimony and nickel.
Minerals, galena, lead carbonate,
Country Rock. schist”
Record of Mines – Summary Card, No: 1, Kanmantoo, SI 54-13
On the present dumps you can find some pyrite, galena, sphalerite, gahnite and sulphosalts. But the mine is on private property and access must be requested.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Beudantite Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goslarite Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Meneghinite Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Goslarite | 7.CB.40 | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- South Australia
- Mount Lofty RangesMountain Range
- South Mount Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills)Mountain Range
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Adelaide Rift ComplexOrogenic Belt
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Aclare Mine, St. Ives, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia