Tarana District, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tarana District | District |
| Westmoreland Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° South , 150° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~58km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
156735
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156735:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e75c937a-15b5-459a-9cfb-c898cc4e29ff
Tarana lies within a narrow section of the Bathurst Batholith. The granites that make up the Bathurst Batholith are mostly barren of mineralization. Although Feldspar, Quartz and Clays were mined in the Tarana district. Around Tarana and other areas to the south, crystals of Quartz (Amethyst, Smoky) and Feldspar crystals have been found in small gas cavity pegmatite bodies ( miarolitic cavities). These cavities are difficult to locate but occur in the granite generally near the margin of the batholith. The cavities are only found in certain parts of the Batholith. A number of mineral occurrences including skarns have been worked in the intruded rocks adjacent the batholith and related stocks. Lead and zinc enriched.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Localities in this Region
- New South Wales
- Westmoreland Co.
- Tarana District
- Westmoreland Co.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Eastern ProvinceGeologic Province
- New South Wales
- Abercrombie Volcanic ProvinceVolcanic Province
- Westmoreland Co.
- Oberon Volcanic FieldVolcanic Field
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Tarana District, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australia