Main Creek magnesite deposit, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Main Creek magnesite deposit | Deposit |
Corinna-Savage River district | District |
Waratah-Wynyard municipality | Municipality |
Tasmania | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 32' 22'' South , 145° 9' 42'' East
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Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
A large unmined deposit of magnesite and dolomite in probable Precambrian metasedimentary layers in serpentine and amphibole rich rocks.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Reference: Econ Geol (1984) 79:404-408 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Econ Geol (1984) 79:404-408 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: Econ Geol (1984) 79:404-408 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
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A(XO3) | |||
β | Magnesite | 14.1.1.2 | MgCO3 |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
β | Talc | 71.2.1.3 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bottrill, R. S., Taheri, J. (2006). The Savage River iron deposits and other mineral deposits of the Arthur Metamorphic Complex β A brief summary. MRT UR UR2006_05
Econ Geol (1984) 79:404-408
Company Report - Onshore 88_2775: Continuing Tenure Application Area, Exploration Licence 4/61, Savage River, Tasmania. Status of the Magnesite Project: Main Creek and Bowry Creek Deposits
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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