Mount Charter

Mount Charter
Mount Charter Location in Tasmania
Highest point
Elevation	514 m (1,686 ft) [1]
Coordinates	41°37′21″S145°40′32″E / 41.62250°S 145.67556°E / -41.62250; 145.67556 (Mount Charter) [2]
Geography
Location	West Coast, Tasmania, Australia
Parent range	West Coast Range
Geology
Volcanic 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. ^{[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

1. "Mount Charter, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
2. "Mount Charter (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
3. 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
4. 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
5. Pereira da Fonseca, PD (2016), Facies analysis and correlations in complex mineralised submarine volcanic successions : Mount Read volcanics, Western Tasmania , retrieved 8 August 2022
6. Hine, RD (1995), Mafic-hosted zinc mineralisation, High Point, western Tasmania , retrieved 8 August 2022
7. Wu, WMS (2014), Hydrothermal alterations in the Que-Hellyer VHMS District, Tasmania : implications for exploration , retrieved 8 August 2022