Barker Well, Braeside Station, Gregory Ranges District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 21° 0' 25'' South , 121° 3' 9'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -21.00721,121.05263 |
GeoHash: | G#: qsq06xgb4 |
Locality type: | Well |
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
Located 50 km south east of Warrawagine. About 10 kilometres north-west of Koogalin Well. The Mindat co-ordinates are very approximate and only mark the general area.
Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Neoarchean 2500 - 2800 Ma ID: 722897 | Kylena Formation Age: Neoarchean (2500 - 2800 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Kylena Formation Description: Basalt, andesite, dacite, high-Mg basalt, rhyolite; basaltic agglomerate; dolerite; grey carbonate rock with microbial laminations and stromatolites; sandstone; pillow breccia; tuff, limestone, conglomerate Comments: igneous felsic volcanic; igneous mafic volcanic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Igneous felsic volcanic; igneous mafic volcanic 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] |
Paleoarchean 3200 - 3600 Ma ID: 3192463 | Archean volcanic and intrusive rocks Age: Paleoarchean (3200 - 3600 Ma) Comments: Pilbara Craton Lithology: Felsic volcanic rocks 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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