Breens Reward (Breens Gold), North Pole, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Breens Reward (Breens Gold) | Deposit |
| North Pole | - not defined - |
| Shaw River District | Mining District |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 6' 3'' South , 119° 27' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Bar | 612 (2012) | 31.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
273922
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273922:2
GUID (UUID V4):
baea6c9b-c44e-4109-a29e-a32f0a7c83b0
Prospector Breen is said to be working a gold deposit in the early 1900's about one mile to the east of the Dresser barite mine. Blatchford in 1912, states the gold has formed in folds of the country rock, that is impregnated with gold. The deposit he states strikes north-east to south-west, dipping shallowly south-west.
Mines inspector Gladstone states in 1898, the deposit is part of a range of high hills, intersected with reefs and leaders, all carrying gold. Half-way up the hill-side is a tunnel driven for 250 feet, with a shaft above meeting the tunnel. The reefs run east-west, the shaft down to 90 feet, but gold was only visible in a small portion of the reef.
On the crest of the range is a 1 to 10 metre wide quartz vein showing cubical cavities suggesting pyrite cubes in the vein at depth.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| β Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Pilbara CratonCraton
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