Kimberley Colourstone Quarry, Kilto Station, Broome Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 17° 28' 42'' South , 123° 1' 53'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -17.47833,123.03147 |
GeoHash: | G#: qszkxdhv2 |
Locality type: | Quarry |
Köppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate |
Hosted by the flat lying Melligo Sandstone at Dampier Hill. In 2010 the lease was owned by C. Sim. The quarry is located high on the steep sided Dampier Hill, extracting stone from a one metre thick bed of bright red and cream quartz rich iron influenced sandstone. The quarry forms a terrace following the contours of the hill. Used in monument and artisanal work. The stone is fine grained quartz rich sandstone with hematite, displaying pink, red and dark red bands. It is reported in 2010 the mine had been on care and maintenance for years. On the Great Northern Highway between Broome and Derby is a former office for the company built of the material. It can also be seen in the Broome war memorial.
Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
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Cretaceous 66 - 145 Ma ID: 3185296 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma) Comments: Canning Basin Lithology: Conglomerate,siltstone,shale,sandstone Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Hauterivian - Berriasian 129.4 - 145 Ma ID: 771409 | Broome Sandstone Age: Early Cretaceous (129.4 - 145 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Broome Sandstone Description: Fine- to very coarse-grained sandstone; minor mudstone and conglomerate; deltaic Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; argillaceous detrital sediment; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary siliciclastic; argillaceous detrital sediment 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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