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Tarago barite deposit, Argyle Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Tarago barite depositDeposit
Argyle Co.County
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 4' 39'' South , 149° 37' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lower Boro563 (2018)15.7km
Collector326 (2011)25.5km
Bungendore2,806 (2014)26.3km
Larbert453 (2014)27.4km
Bywong784 (2011)29.3km


A former small deposit.

Note the nearest town is Tarago but that is located in Murray Co.

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2 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Gilligan, L.B. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Canberra 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines, 297 pages.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Gilligan, L.B. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Canberra 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines, 297 pages.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
β“˜Galena2.8.1.1PbS
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4
β“˜Baryte28.3.1.1BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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Gilligan, L.B. (1975) Part 1. Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map, Canberra 1:250 000 Sheet. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines, 297 pages.

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