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Cottesloe (Eva Well), Rudall River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 22° 9' 43'' South , 122° 8' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): -22.16200,122.13400
GeoHash:G#: qsncgjx2b
KΓΆppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate


Gossanous ironstone outcrops in dolomitic schist, with stratiform sulphide mineralisation. 6 metres thick, 12 kilometres strike, dipping 15 degrees north-west. Trace galena and sphalerite in weakly pyritic shale. Explored Amoco 1974-1980, and Esso/MIM 1984. 120 kilometres south of Telfer.

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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
β“˜ 'Schist'
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
β“˜ 'Shale'
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜'Galena'2.CD.10PbS
β“˜'Sphalerite'2.CB.05aZnS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜'Dolomite'5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Schist'-
β“˜'Shale'-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
β“˜Galena2.8.1.1PbS
β“˜Sphalerite2.8.2.1ZnS
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
AB(XO3)2
β“˜Dolomite14.2.1.1CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Schist'-
β“˜'Shale'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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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Neoproterozoic
541 - 1000 Ma



ID: 3186673
Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Savory Group

Comments: Savory Basin

Lithology: Shale,sandstone,glacial deposits,conglomerate

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Cryogenian
635 - 720 Ma



ID: 755550
Coolbro Sandstone

Age: Cryogenian (635 - 720 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Coolbro Sandstone

Description: Thickly bedded massive sandstone, minor siltstone, shale and pelitic schist, carbonate, and basal polymictic conglomerate

Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; argillaceous detrital sediment; synthesis of multiple published descriptions

Lithology: Sedimentary siliciclastic; argillaceous detrital sediment

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]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.


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