Mole Creek alluvials, Moleton, Fitzroy Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 7' 55'' South , 152° 52' 53'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.13204,152.88148 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6sswfsuh |
Age: | 2.588 Ma to present day |
Geologic Time: | Quaternary |
Reference for age: | Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
KΓΆppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
The former deposit extended for approximately 400 metres along the crrek and up to 100 metres in width.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Alluvium' Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | 'Gold' | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Alluvium' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
β | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Alluvium' | - |
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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Middle Jurassic - Late Triassic 163.5 - 237 Ma ID: 922863 | Bundamba Group Age: Mesozoic (163.5 - 237 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Bundamba Group Description: Polymictic and quartz conglomerate, quartz and quartz-lithic sandstone, fossil wood, siltstone, claystone, minor coal. Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary 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] |
Mississippian - Late Devonian 323.2 - 382.7 Ma ID: 3189381 | Paleozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Paleozoic (323.2 - 382.7 Ma) Comments: New England Fold Belt Lithology: Shale,schist,chert,phyllite,greywacke,limestone,volcanigenic siltstone 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] |
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