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Quartz from
Moonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite9
Molybdenite3
Atacamite3
Muscovite1
Native Copper1
Malachite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:69508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:69508:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘYelta Mine, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘWheal Hughes, Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘNorth Yelta Mine, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘPoona Mine (Mattapara; Alameda Pty Ltd; EML 5525; ML 5524), Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘPrince Albert Mine (Humby; Leans), Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘDoora West Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘKurilla Mine (Hall Lode; Morphett Lode; Wallaroo), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘWallaroo Extended Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘDevon Consols Mine (Gurners; Ml 3541; New Devon; Wallaroo), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘWheal Devon, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
References
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details Deposit Number: 5104
Brown, Henry Yorke Lyell (1908) Record of the mines of South Australia (4th ed.). Government Printer.
Keeling, J., Mauger, A. J., Scott, K. M., & Hartley, K. (2003). Alteration mineralogy and acid-sulphate weathering at Moonta copper mines, South Australia. Advances in Regolith, 230-233.
 
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