Tower Road deposit, Macksville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Tower Road deposit | Pit |
Macksville | Town |
Raleigh Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 48' 13'' South , 152° 55' 35'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.80372,152.92645 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6s8zbmek |
Locality type: | Pit (Abandoned) - last checked 2018 |
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 opencut deposit located approximately 15.5kms south of Macksville.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Adamellite' 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 Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 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 'Monzogranite' 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 Pyrite Formula: FeS2 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 | 'Chalcopyrite' | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | 'Molybdenite' | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | 'Pyrite' | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Adamellite' | - | |
β | 'Monzogranite' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Molybdenite | 2.12.10.1 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Adamellite' | - | |
β | 'Monzogranite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Regional Geology
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Triassic 201.3 - 251.902 Ma ID: 754165 | Yarrahapinni Monzogranite Age: Triassic (201.3 - 251.902 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Yarrahapinni Monzogranite Description: Leucocratic hornblende-biotite monzogranite, biotite monzogranite and alaskite. Granitoids of unnamed suite (Coastal granitoid belt) I-type granitoids and leucogranitoids Comments: igneous felsic-intermediate intrusive; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Igneous felsic-intermediate intrusive 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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