Goongarrie Hill chrysoprase mine, Goongarrie (Roaring Gimlet; Ninety Mile), Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Goongarrie Hill chrysoprase mine | Mine |
| Goongarrie (Roaring Gimlet; Ninety Mile) | - not defined - |
| Menzies Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 1' 32'' South , 121° 8' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
251109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251109:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0345194e-ca8d-41f6-b7f5-ddf58493e28e
Fetherston et al. states chrysoprase is found 40 kilometres north north-west of Ora Banda, and 'Citron' magnesite at Goongarrie Hill itself, with no active mining.
A now defunct internet page, showed in recent years (2013), a local specimen miner with pictures of large amounts (boulder size) of chrysoprase from Goongarrie, with the mine for sale. Heron Resources in 2003 reported chrysoprase was mined for them in a trial pit by tribute miners.
A visit to the mine in 2016 revealed the workings have been completely covered over with overburden. The mine is on the north side of Goongarrie Hill.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chrysoprase' |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chrysoprase' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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