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Hermitage, Houghton, South Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

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Mineralisation of davidite-(La) in the metasomatic Proterozoic-Archean basement. The host rock contains albite, actinolite, epidote, titanite, apatite. Davidite occur as blebs from 1-5 mm, generally extremely weathered with yellowish creamy fissures. Hematite forms intergrows with davidite.
Several trenches and drill hole were made in 1950-1952.
Average uranium assayed was 0.18% U3O8 from “trench E”.

Dickinson S.B. et al. (1954), Uranium deposits in South Australia. Bull No30, Geol. Surv. S.Australia. Part IV, p115-125





 Map Reference: 34°48'30"S , 138°46'20"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Dickinson S.B. et al. (1954), Uranium deposits in South Australia. Bull No30, Geol. Surv. S.Australia. Part IV, p115-125]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Dickinson S.B. et al. (1954), Uranium deposits in South Australia. Bull No30, Geol. Surv. S.Australia. Part IV, p115-125]
  		•  Davidite-(La)
    (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)
     
    20
    		(O,OH)
     
    38
    Reference: [Dickinson S.B. et al. (1954), Uranium deposits in South Australia. Bull No30, Geol. Surv. S.Australia. Part IV, p115-125]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Dickinson S.B. et al. (1954), Uranium deposits in South Australia. Bull No30, Geol. Surv. S.Australia. Part IV, p115-125]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Dickinson S.B. et al. (1954), Uranium deposits in South Australia. Bull No30, Geol. Surv. S.Australia. Part IV, p115-125]


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