Mount Laura Barite Mine, Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 33° 0' 11'' South , 137° 32' 30'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -33.00306,137.54167 |
Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
Mount Laura Barite Mine situated on the northern outskirts of the Whyalla township.
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
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Statherian 1600 - 1800 Ma ID: 812663 | Moonabie Formation Age: Statherian (1600 - 1800 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Moonabie Formation Description: Massive grey to purplish volcaniclastic grit with pebble beds and heavy mineral laminae. Bedding rarely visible Comments: igneous volcanic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Igneous volcanic Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
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Mount Laura Barite Mine, Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia