Mount Charter is an extinct volcano located on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.
| Mount Charter | |
|---|---|
  Mount Charter Location in Tasmania | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 41°37′21″S 145°40′32″E / 41.62250°S 145.67556°E[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | West Coast, Tasmania, Australia |
| Parent range | West Coast Range |
| Geology | |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Mount Read Volcanics |
| Last eruption | 500 million years ago |
It has an elevation of 514 metres (1,686 ft) above sea level.
Geology
editMount Charter was a major shield volcano of the Mount Read Volcanics on Tasmania's West Coast.[3][4][5] The last eruption was 500 million years ago.
Zinc mineralization has been identified on the slopes of Mount Charter,[6] however, to date mining has not occurred.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Mount Charter, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Mount Charter (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ see Map 1 of... [Geological maps of Tasmania] : [Mount Read Volcanics Project], Geological Survey of Tasmania, Division of Mines and Mineral Resources, Mount Read Volcanics Project, 1986, retrieved 8 August 2022
- ^ Corbett, K. D; Komyshan, P; Tasmania. Department of Mines; Mt. Read Volcanics Project (1989), Geology of the Hellyer - Mt Charter area, Dept. of Mines, ISBN 978-0-7246-2019-7
- ^ Pereira da Fonseca, PD (2016), Facies analysis and correlations in complex mineralised submarine volcanic successions : Mount Read volcanics, Western Tasmania, retrieved 8 August 2022
- ^ Hine, RD (1995), Mafic-hosted zinc mineralisation, High Point, western Tasmania, retrieved 8 August 2022
- ^ Wu, WMS (2014), Hydrothermal alterations in the Que-Hellyer VHMS District, Tasmania : implications for exploration, retrieved 8 August 2022