Beebyn deposit, Weld Range, Madoonga Station, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Beebyn deposit | Deposit |
| Weld Range | Mountain Range |
| Madoonga Station | - not defined - |
| Cue Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 54' 45'' South , 117° 44' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
248968
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:248968:4
GUID (UUID V4):
fc24d332-0655-47b8-a3c4-268844ce7477
High-grade iron ore deposit (magnetite-rich) in the Yilgarn Craton.
Located about 60 km NNW of the Cue town site.
Magnetite-rich ore in banded iron formation (BIF). The 1.5-km-long Beebyn orebody comprises a series of steeply dipping, discontinuous, <50-m-thick lenses of magnetiteβ(martite)-rich ore zones in BIF that extend from surface to vertical depths of at least 250 m.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Hematite var. Martite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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