Hadleigh Castle Mine, Ravenswood, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 20° 6' 4'' South , 146° 36' 49'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -20.10121,146.61383 |
A gold mine, started in 1874.
Mineral List
16 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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Middle Ordovician - Early Ordovician 458.4 - 485.4 Ma | felsic intrusives 69456 Age: Ordovician (458.4 - 485.4 Ma) Description: Granodiorite, granite, tonalite, trondhjemite, lesser quartz diorite, diorite, dolerite and gabbro - Charters Towers region 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] |
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