Canhams prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Canhams prospect | Prospect |
Karratha | - not defined - |
City of Karratha | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 57' 10'' South , 116° 51' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Millars Well | 2,197 (2014) | 24.0km |
Karratha | 11,728 (2011) | 24.0km |
Nickol | 4,289 (2014) | 24.1km |
Roebourne | 2,112 (2013) | 35.5km |
Dampier | 1,369 (2014) | 35.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
123224
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123224:3
GUID (UUID V4):
5aadd0cb-a4e2-4efd-93b9-bf2c39e47067
Located 25 kms south of Karratha. Hosted in metabasalt, and porphyritic meta-rhyodacite, both being pyritic. When inspected in the mid 1970's, the site contained a pit 1.5 metres wide, the result of a collapsed shallow shaft. There were also several other small potholes. Quartz-goethite-malachite-chrysocolla.
The Mindat co-ordinates are approximate.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β 'Limonite' |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Radio Hill Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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