Kalgoorlie ochre mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie ochre mines | Group of Mines |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | - not defined - |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° South , 121° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~18km
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Mentioned briefly in Simpsons Minerals of Western Australia. 'A considerable tonnage of ochre, chiefly red ochre, has been mined at Kalgoorlie, and used in Perth paint factories.'
It was mined from MC 350 and RC 348 at Belgravia, being a mixture of kaolin and limonite. Wesgarth's pit is mentioned, 6 miles north of Kalgoorlie close to the old railway line. Also one mile east of Kalgoorlie, near the Devon Consols mine, Burton and Truscott were raising red ochre in 1933.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 2, pp 435, 1948 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 2, pp 435, 1948 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Simpson, E.S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia, State Government of Western Australia, Vol 2, pp 435.
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