Sawtells Mine, Nerrigundah, Dampier Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sawtells Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Nerrigundah | Village |
| Dampier Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 36° 11' 4'' South , 149° 48' 33'' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -36.18467,149.80922 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: r3dd0uz9p | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locality type: | Mine (Abandoned) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deposit first discovered: | Before 1876 | ||||||||||||||||||
| KΓΆppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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A former small mine worked circa 1903.
Regions containing this locality
| Australian Plate (Australia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
| Lachlan Orogen, Australia | Orogen |
| Eastern Province, Lachlan Orogen, Australia | Geologic Province |
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Hertzberger, G.A., Barnes, R.G. (1978) Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map Bega 1:125 000 Sheet (SJ-55-4). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines, 345 pages. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Hertzberger, G.A., Barnes, R.G. (1978) Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map Bega 1:125 000 Sheet (SJ-55-4). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines, 345 pages. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Hertzberger, G.A., Barnes, R.G. (1978) Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map Bega 1:125 000 Sheet (SJ-55-4). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines, 345 pages. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| β | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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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| Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3185882 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Lithology: Mudstone,limestone,tillite,siltstone,sandstone 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: 693258 | Adaminaby Group Age: Ordovician (443.8 - 485.4 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Adaminaby Group Description: Turbiditic sequence of sandstone, mudstone, shale, carbonaceous shale, greywacke; chert, quartzite, phyllite, slate. 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] |
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