| Mount Charter | |
|---|---|
  Mount CharterLocation in Tasmania
| |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
| Coordinates | 41°37′21″S 145°40′32″E / 41.62250°S 145.67556°E / -41.62250; 145.67556 (Mount Charter) |
| Geography | |
| Location | West Coast, Tasmania, Australia |
| Parent range | West Coast Range |
| Geology | |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Mount Read Volcanics |
| Last eruption | 500 million years ago |
Mount Charter is an extinct volcano located on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.
It has an elevation of 514 metres (1,686 ft) above sea level.
Geology
Mount Charter was a major shield volcano of the Mount Read Volcanics on Tasmania's West Coast. The last eruption was 500 million years ago.
Zinc mineralization has been identified on the slopes of Mount Charter, however, to date mining has not occurred.
References
- "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