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Bald Hill Alluvials, Tumbarumba, Selwyn Co., New South Wales, Australia i
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Bald Hill Alluvials Alluvials
Tumbarumba - not defined -
Selwyn Co. County
New South Wales State
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

35° 55' 8'' South , 148° 5' 8'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-35.91890,148.08550

G#: r3979v0t4

Locality type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Khancoban	378 (2016)	33.3km
Rosewood	364 (2017)	33.9km

A former gold mine.

Regions containing this locality

Australian Plate (Australia Plate)	Tectonic Plate
Lachlan Orogen, Australia	Orogen
Central NSW - Omeo Province, Lachlan Orogen, Australia	Geologic Province

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ var: Emerald

ⓘ var: Sapphire

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Reference: Wagga Wagga Mine Data Sheets, 1982

ⓘ Beryl var: Emerald

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Reference: Wagga Wagga Mine Data Sheets, 1982

Formula: Al₂O₃

Reference: Wagga Wagga Mine Data Sheets, 1982

ⓘ Corundum var: Ruby

Formula: Al₂O₃

Reference: Wagga Wagga Mine Data Sheets, 1982

ⓘ Corundum var: Sapphire

Formula: Al₂O₃

Reference: Wagga Wagga Mine Data Sheets, 1982

Formula: C

Reference: Wagga Wagga Mine Data Sheets, 1982

Formula: Au

Reference: Wagga Wagga Mine Data Sheets, 1982

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	var: Ruby	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	var: Sapphire	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	var: Emerald	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
ⓘ	Gold	1.1.1.1	Au
Semi-metals and non-metals
ⓘ	Diamond	1.3.6.1	C
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
A₂X₃
ⓘ	Corundum	4.3.1.1	Al₂O₃
Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
Six-Membered Rings with [Si₆O₁₈] rings; possible (OH) and Al substitution
ⓘ	Beryl	61.1.1.1	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
ⓘ	var: Emerald	-	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	Corundum var: Ruby	-	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	var: Sapphire	-	Al₂O₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl (var: Emerald)	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Corundum (var: Ruby)	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Corundum (var: Sapphire)	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Beryl (var: Emerald)	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Corundum (var: Ruby)	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Corundum (var: Sapphire)	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Beryl (var: Emerald)	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Beryl (var: Emerald)	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au

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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419.2 - 443.8 Ma

ID: 3186091

Paleozoic intrusive rocks

Age: Silurian (419.2 - 443.8 Ma)

Comments: Lachlan Fold Belt

Lithology: Intrusive igneous 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]

Pridoli - Ludlow

419.2 - 427.4 Ma

ID: 916512

Green Hills Granodiorite

Age: Silurian (419.2 - 427.4 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Green Hills Granodiorite

Description: Medium to coarse-grained biotite granodiorite, fine to medium-grained biotite-muscovite granodiorite/granite; biotite granodiorite and tonalite commonly containing cordierite, common metasedimentary xenoliths.

Comments: igneous felsic intrusive; synthesis of multiple published descriptions

Lithology: Igneous felsic 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]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

References

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Degeling P.R.: Wagga Wagga 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI 55-15) Mine Data Sheets and Metallogenic Study. Published by the Geological Survey of N.S.W. (1982)

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