Koongaling vein system, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Koongaling vein system | - not defined - |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 4' 40'' South , 121° 7' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Described as located on the eastern flank of the Gregory and Isabella Ranges, extending north north-west. Ridges are capped by veins of white quartz, across an area of 150 kilometres. It was first discovered by Newcrest in the early 1990's.
The veins are 30 to 50 metres long, up to 100 metres wide. The quartz is banded, crustiform, colloform, breccias and highly irregular stockworks. The quartz contains crystalline forms, amethystine, with disseminated to banded very fine pyrite, and platey calcite replaced by microcrystalline quartz.
While decent quartz specimens appear likely, the writer warns the area is very remote, lacks any access, desert with no water or human habitation within hundreds of kilometres. The world is not lacking in fine quartz specimens, with a cheaper and safer option is buying one from another part of the planet from the comfort of your home.
Due to the extensive coverage of the quartz veins, the Mindat co-ordinates mark the general area, in particular they are sited on Koongaling Hill.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Marshall, A.E. (2000), Low-Temperature Low-Pressure (Epithermal) Vein Deposits of the North Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrane Western Australia, AGSO, AGSO Record 2000/1, 2000 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Marshall, A.E. (2000), Low-Temperature Low-Pressure (Epithermal) Vein Deposits of the North Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrane Western Australia, AGSO, AGSO Record 2000/1, 2000 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Marshall, A.E. (2000), Low-Temperature Low-Pressure (Epithermal) Vein Deposits of the North Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrane Western Australia, AGSO, AGSO Record 2000/1, 2000 |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Reference: Marshall, A.E. (2000), Low-Temperature Low-Pressure (Epithermal) Vein Deposits of the North Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrane Western Australia, AGSO, AGSO Record 2000/1, 2000 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Marshall, A.E. (2000), Low-Temperature Low-Pressure (Epithermal) Vein Deposits of the North Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrane Western Australia, AGSO, AGSO Record 2000/1, 2000
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- East Pilbara Shire
- Gregory RangesMountain Range
- Fortescue BasinBasin
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- West Australian ElementCraton
- East Pilbara Shire
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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