North Sheer, Kachana Station, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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North Sheer | Prospect |
Kachana Station | Station (farming) |
Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 17' 57'' South , 127° 56' 8'' East
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14 kilometres north north-west of the Main fluorite prospect.
Narrow fluorite and quartz vein. The northern end is brecciated quartz dolerite, with trace galena. The southern end of the vein is breccia with fluorite veinlets. This is found in a shear zone outcropping discontinuously for 150 metres on the western edge of a north trending ridge.
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3 valid minerals.
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ⓘ 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. |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Abeysinghe, P.B., Fetherston, J.M. (1997) Barite and Fluorite in Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Bulletin 17, 97p. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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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, 97 pages.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Lamboo ProvinceGeologic Province
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- Speewah BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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