Myra Lucy Molybdenite deposit, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Myra Lucy Molybdenite deposit | Shaft |
Macksville | Town |
Raleigh Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 47' 48'' South , 152° 54' 46'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.79685,152.91287 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6s8z9eg2 |
Locality type: | Shaft (Abandoned) - last checked 2018 |
Deposit first discovered: | Before 1977 |
Age: | 247.2 to ~237 Ma |
Geologic Time: | Middle Triassic |
Reference for age: | Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
KΓΆppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
A former small mine worked via shafts and shallow pits.
Located approximately 15kms south of Macksville.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Feldspar Group' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
β 'Hornfels' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
β 'Porphyry' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | 'Molybdenite' | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Hornfels' | - | |
β | 'Porphyry' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Molybdenite | 2.12.10.1 | MoS2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Hornfels' | - | |
β | 'Porphyry' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Regional Geology
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Cisuralian - Pennsylvanian 272.95 - 323.2 Ma ID: 794616 | Pee Dee beds Age: Paleozoic (272.95 - 323.2 Ma) Description: Slaty siltstone, lithic sandstone, minor diamictite Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary siliciclastic 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] |
Early Permian 272.95 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3186666 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cisuralian (272.95 - 298.9 Ma) Comments: New England Fold Belt Lithology: Limestone,mudstone,tillite,siltstone,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] |
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