Zeehan–Dundas silver field
A silver-lead field in western Tasmania, found in 1882. Zeehan became the 'Silver City' and, by 1910, Zeehan and Dundas held some 10,000 people. Dundas is famous for crocoite, the red lead chromate that is Tasmania's mineral emblem.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1882 CE mainstream
Frank Long discovers silver-lead deposits near Mount Zeehan source - 1890 CE mainstream
the township is named Zeehan, and silver is found at Dundas, 5 km to the east source - 1910 CE mainstream
the population of Zeehan and Dundas peaks at about 10,000 source - 2000 CE mainstream
petterdite, a new lead-chromium mineral, is described from the Red Lead mine on the field source
Where
41.8833° S, 145.3333° E
The point is the town of Zeehan. The old Dundas mining town lay about 5 km to the east.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeehan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas,_Tasmania
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocoite
- https://doi.org/10.25959/23236592
- https://doi.org/10.2113/gscanmin.38.6.1467
- https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.126.95
- https://ozgeology.com/blogs/news/the-strangest-silver-discovery-in-australia-zeehan-and-dundas
- https://ozgeology.com/blogs/news/tasmanias-fiery-jewel-the-remarkable-story-of-crocoite-2
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