West Ridge North prospect, Kachana Station, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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West Ridge North prospect | Prospect |
Kachana Station | Station (farming) |
Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 24' 11'' South , 127° 56' 2'' East
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The North-West fluorite prospect is 7 kilometres north-west of the abandoned Speewah homestead, or 6 kilometres north-west of the Main fluorite prospect.
Three north trending sub-parallel veins of fluorite and barite, outcropping intermittently for 500 metres, 3 to 6.5 metres wide.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Abeysinghe, P.B., Fetherston, J.M. (1997) Barite and Fluorite in Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Bulletin 17, 97p. |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Abeysinghe, P.B., Fetherston, J.M. (1997) Barite and Fluorite in Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Bulletin 17, 97p. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Abeysinghe, P.B., Fetherston, J.M. (1997) Barite and Fluorite in Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Bulletin 17, 97p.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Halls Creek OrogenOrogen
- Lamboo ProvinceGeologic Province
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- Speewah BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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