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Recovery Copper Mine, Flinders Co., New South Wales, Australia

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 32° 11' 21'' South , 146° 54' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): -32.18924,146.91421
GeoHash:G#: r622zh5sj
Locality type:Mine
Age:541 Β± 1.0 to 443.8 Β± 1.5 Ma
Geologic Time: : Cambrian to Ordovician
Reference for age:Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
KΓΆppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate


A former underground copper mine that operated in the early 1900s.

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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ 'commodity:Copper'
Formula: Cu
Reference: From USGS MRDS database
β“˜ 'Greenschist'
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ 'Phyllite'
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ 'Sandstone'
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ 'Schist'
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
β“˜ 'Siltstone'
Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Quartz'4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜'Azurite'5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜'Malachite'5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Greenschist'-
β“˜'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
β“˜'Phyllite'-
β“˜'Sandstone'-
β“˜'Schist'-
β“˜'Siltstone'-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
β“˜Azurite16a.2.1.1Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite16a.3.1.1Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
β“˜Quartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Greenschist'-
β“˜'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
β“˜'Phyllite'-
β“˜'Sandstone'-
β“˜'Schist'-
β“˜'Siltstone'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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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Early Silurian - Cambrian
427.4 - 541 Ma



ID: 3185333
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Paleozoic (427.4 - 541 Ma)

Comments: Lachlan Fold Belt

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

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]

Late Ordovician - Early Ordovician
443.8 - 485.4 Ma



ID: 928235
Girilambone Group

Age: Ordovician (443.8 - 485.4 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Girilambone Group

Description: Deformed and metamorphosed, micaceous, quartzose and quartz-lithic sandstone, pelite, chert; minor intercalations of polymictic conglomerate, siltstone, quartzite, and mafic and intermediate volcanics.

Comments: metasedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions

Lithology: Metasedimentary siliciclastic

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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