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Oligoclase from
Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Albite var: Oligoclase
Formula:(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Oligoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65013:3
GUID (UUID V4):3c4f5666-b27d-4a66-b657-f6da293967ee
References
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Report (issue)
ILLINOIS LIBRARY i ^ 6^2.09 S ^^ 2 . ) I NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPARTMENT OF MINES. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...p. 5. List of Papers, p. 7. Australia generally New South Wales Victoria : Queensland Subject...Western Australia Locality Index, p. 75. Locality Index, p. 95. ; Subject Index, p. 102; South Australia:...name. Agam, in a new country like Australia, it is often necessary to christen a new mining field, and...north-west of C.”; A, B, and C may all be in the same district, but it is sometimes difficult or impossible to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Deposit at Thackaringa, N.S.W., Australia I. R. Plimer B r o k e n Hill, Australia A stratabound disseminated...pyrite deposit at Thackaringa, 30 km SW. of Broken Hill occurs in banded albite-quartz-biotite rocks...albite gneiss. The deposit is about 30 km SW. of Broken Hill (Fig. I) and has not been mined. • THE SISTERS...PYRITE 14, ,s ..,.L ~,~ Broken 32°s ~ s'rIRLINCVT.~ H tt "THE -*PINNACLES "BIG HILL THACKARINGA "PINE CREEK...the Broken Hill area. The best known deposits are the stratiform manganiferous Pb-Zn Broken Hill-type
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Crockers Well, South Australia Paul M. Ashley Minerals Department, Esso Australia Ltd., G.P.O. Box...Box 4047, Sydney N.S.W. 2001, Australia Thorian brannerite mineralisation at the Crockers Well prospect...granitoids in the area are unconformably overlain to the south and west by late Proterozoic sediments of the Adelaide...prospect in South Australia is located at 32°01'S, 139°48'E, about 150kin west of Broken Hill (Fig. 1)....1951. Extensive exploration was carried out by the South Australian Department of Mines in the 1950s (King
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
individuality of its own, so will authors in Australia and Kew Zealand surely leave the impress of their...Australian literature, as in that of Africa and New Zealand. we are dealing with a regional literature...states and areas within Australia, and in Antarctica, New Guinea and the New Hebrides Islands, the only...only areas outside of Australia represent.ed. The rock-name index, adhering strictly to the names designat...as far as it is possible to determine these are new analyses, previously unpublished. However, because
Catalog/List
A. -- $2.00; FOREIGN-- $5.00. \'till be added co imoice. U.S.A. Usually, merchandise is shipped by...crystals on lirnonitic matrix. 105 ADAMITE, Gold Hill, Utah. Groups of pale green singly tem1inated prismatic...on b-axis, on limonitic matrix. 664 ADAMITE, Gold Hill, Utah. Brilliant group of transparent, coloi::.less...(CUPRIAN),Gold Hill, Utah. Green globular crystal aggregates on matrix. 107 ADAMITE (CUPRIAN),Gold Hill, Utah... 665 ALBITE,Tremadoc, Gwynedd(Carnarvonshire), Wales. Group of transparent typical crystals twinned on
Book (edition)
Oman AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO •...practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our understanding...compilation of this second edition. Many of the new samples had to be prepared as polished sections,...Descriptions section has been expanded by some 70 new minerals, now adding up to a total of 502 species...many minerals. • All Mineral Photos (previous and new) were electronically enhanced through an increased
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
WlLLYAMA SUPERGROUP IN THE BROKEN HILL AND EURIOWlE BLOCKS, NEW SOUTH WALES B.P.J. S T E V E N S 1, R...1Geological Survey of New South Wales, 32 Sulphide Street, Broken Hill, N.S. W. 2880 (Australia) 2Geological Survey...Survey of New South Wales, W.J. McCarthy House, Faulkner Street, Armidale, N.S. W. 2350 (Australia) (Received...Willyama Supergroup in the Broken Hill and Euriowie Blocks, New South Wales. Precambrian Res., 40/41:...to granulite grade. Radiometric dating in the Broken Hill Block indicates separation of the source of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and related rocks, (Ed. P. J. WYLLIE)pp. 393 4O3. New York (Wiley). and MERCY(E. L. P.), I963. Trans. Roy...plagioclase compositions in gneisses from Broken Hill, New South Wales LITTLE correlation appears to exist...range from core labradorite through to marginal oligoclase. The plagioclase in associated myrmekite, however...in composition or changes only slightly from oligoclase to marginal calcic albite (commonly with a corresponding...plagioclase are not easily found. Gneisses from Broken Hill (mainly plagioclase-potash-feldspar-quartz-biotitegarnet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
& Francis Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer...Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia Publication details, including instructions for...the Olary District, South Australia P. M. Ashley a a Minerals Department , Esso Australia Ltd , GPO...GPO Box 4047, Sydney, NSW, 2001, Australia Published online: 03 Aug 2007. To cite this article: P. M....Piemontite‐bearing rocks from the Olary District, South Australia, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochronological Study of the Willyama Complex, Broken Hill, Australia by R. T. PIDGEON 1 Department of Geophysics...Geophysics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia INTRODUCTION T H I S investigation aims at determining...the extensive pegmatization in the Broken Hill area of New South Wales. The data show systematic age relationships...has focused geological attention on the Broken Hill district for nearly a hundred years in an attempt...metamorphic rocks from the Willyama Complex, Broken Hill, Australia. The results of measurements on total-rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1970), the Broken Hill district, New South Wales (Binns, 1965), and the Adirondack mountains~ New York (Engel... Alw and Si of these hornblendes are below the broken line presumably drawn parallel to the line of maximum...Massachusetts (l~obinson and Jaffe, 1969), the Black Hills, South Dakota (Raychaudhuri, 1964), and the Sanbagawa belt...hornblendes plot with great majority between the broken line and the line of maximum Alw in Fig. 1. Fig...regional metamorphism. Hornblendes plotting above the broken line in Fig. 1 should be formed at pressures above
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and An mix to give a sodic plagioclase (e.g. oligoclase) and the silica precipitates as vermicular quartz...clearly in some of the gneisses from Broken Hill, New South Wales, but similar intergrowths can also occur...in a deformed augen gneiss from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The matrix (at bottom of drawing)...rock is a quartzofeldspathic pegmatite from Broken Hill which has undergone retrograde metamorphism....example comes from the lower 'granitic' gneiss, Broken Hill (cf. Phillips & Stone, 1974; Chenhall et al.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metasediments and contemporaneous intrusions, Broken Hill, Australia* B. P. J. STEVENS1{, R. W. PAGE2,3 AND...Geological Survey, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, 32 Sulphide Street, Broken Hill, NSW 2880...2880, Australia. 2 pmd*CRC, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, ACT 0200,... Australia. 3 Department of Geology, University College, Cork, Ireland. 4 Primary Industries & Resources...Resources, South Australia, GPO Box 1671, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. New SHRIMP U – Pb dating of the rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
UniveJsity o/ Wollongong, Wollongong, N.S.W. 2500, Australia. Temporary address: Dept. of Mineralogy, British...that material. A third list of fifty-three old and new references is given by Shul'diner (1972). The aim...remain as viable propositions today, to mention any new hypotheses put forward in the last quarter century...may exist between the volume of quartz monly oligoclase, more calcic compositions and the anorthite content...silica during replacement of potash feldspar by oligoclase (An20) is 3.5 per cent. Actual myrmekites, however
Journal (issue)
STR A LI A . L R . Plimcr U n iversity of New South Wales B roken H ill D ivision, P.O. Box 334, B R...or 4uar11molybdeni1c-wolfr<1 mitc i n eastern Australia. The bismuth minerals reported here are l ro m...and d1scon11nuous. I n places the pipes are joi nt-co ntrolled. yet elsewhere no structural controls are... G:ilcm:1. Emplcctitc. Chnlcopyritc, Cholcocitc. Co,·cll1tc, Tetrahcdrate, S1:1nnuc. Pyrite. P)nhotllc...weight (l.1wrence and Markham. 196�) �nd frt:5hly­ broken bismuth masses show perfect cleavages and tarnish
Journal (issue)
and Refinery: BRIMSDOWN, MIDDLESEX Offees at: NEW YORK • JOHANNESBURG · ADELAIDE ' SALISBURY(Rhodesia)...informat'ion, write or 'phone: CUTROCK ENGINEERING CO., L1"D. DOJJ.IS MEWS, DOLLIS PARK, LONDON, N.3. ... Write for leaflets 797 and 799 C. F. CASELLA & CO. LTD. Regent House, Fitzroy Square LONDON, W.I Telephone...ARTICLES The Lead-Zinc-Vanadium Deposits at Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia. By James H. Taylor, Ph.D...Geology and Mineral Resources of Kenya • • NOTES New Kenya Cement Plant Gypsum-Anhydrite The Determination
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
STRATA-BOUND MINERALIZATION IN THE BROKEN HILL BLOCK, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA BRIANL. GULSON,PATRICIAM. PORRITT...Geochemistr•y, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, New SouthWales 2113, Australia AND ROBERT g. BARNES NewSouthWalesGeological...University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia Introduction The Broken Hill area is...metallogenicprovinces,dominatedby the hugeBroken Hill depositwhich contained180 million metric tonsof...attemptsto discover new BrokenHill-type deposits,the GeologicalSurvey of New South Wales began a detailed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Common ; Merrivale quarry; Sheltor ; and Staple Vor. WALES Benallt mine, Caernarvonshire, bannisterite, ganophyllite...976. Laxford, myrmekitic gneiss, 49l. Leverburgh, South Harris, garnets-amphibole pyroxenite, 380. Lgch...Loch Ossigary, South Harris, orthopyroxene-olivine-amphibole rock, 380. Loch Rodil, South Harris, garnet...914. B u l g a r i a (137~ArapHa) Iglika, Elhovo district, thaumasite, 1003. R u s s i a (POCCHa) Baranchin...Roundstone, Co. Galway, amphibolite, axinite, epidote, plagioclase, tourmaline, 747. ASIA Arabia South Oman
Book
W. H. Smith Publishers Inc. 112 Madison Avenue New York City 10016 This edition first published in... H. Smith Publishers, Inc., 112 Madison Avenue, New York 10016 © 1990 Dragon’s World Ltd © 1990 Text...Smith Publishers, Inc., 112 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016. (212) 532-6600. Editor: Michael...similar to granite but with no quartz. Sandstone (South Dakota, USA) _9_ A darker rock than granite but...alteration of the existing minerals and formation of new species. The commoner metamorphic rocks include slate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Stratiform Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Mineral District, Virginia, U.S.A. D. J. Sandhaus 1 and J. R. Craig...volcanogenic massive sulfide ore bodies of the Mineral District, Virginia. Gahnite is present throughout the mineralized...association with the massive sulfide ores at Broken Hill, N.S.W., was noted early in the present century...gahnite has long been used as an ore guide at Broken Hill, only recently has its potential utilization...Arminius, Sulphur, and Julia - of the Mineral District'. The polished sections were prepared and examined
Journal (issue)
TURAL HISTORY. VOLUME LXVII, 1935-ARTIC-LE IX- NEW YORK Tebruary 26, 1935 4 2 <~~~~~~~~~~~~~7 A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~............ 389 Definition .389 Literature .390 New Pseudomorphse .393 METHOD OF DESCRIPTION .393 ORIGIN...'On Some Pseudomorphous Minerals of the State of New York,' Assoc. Amer. Geologists and Naturalists, Rpt...following Haidinger, illustrated by examples from New York State. BREITHAUPT, A., 1815, 'Ueber die Aechtheit...SCHALLER, W. T., 1932, 'The Crystal Cavities of the New Jersey Zeolite Region,' U. S. Geol. Surv. Bull.,
Catalog/List
addition .Two squares nre new entry for this list This is nn update of new or recent minerals For the...minerals, please refer to the last long list No IOI. New Customers, You can pay with a limiting cheque, Write...River Quebec, Can 142 ■ CHRYSOPRASE Queensland Australia Rich fibrous pale grey-brown mass. variety of...FLU0RESENT 5mm £4 (Co,Fc, Ni)As 1129 ■ 1000 ■ CORDIERITE Bjordammen, Bamble, South Norway Brown rounded...■■ CRYPTOMELANE Moel Llyrnant, Arenig, Gwynedd, Wales Rich black massivt: to botryoidal with some matrix
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Haast River, New Zealand A. F. CooPeR Geology Department, 0tago University, Dunedin, New Zealand J. F...across the Haast Schist Group in the Southern Alps of New Zealand shows a sequence of metamorphosed eugeosynclinal...metamorphism in the H a a s t Schist Group, South Island, New Zealand. This has led to the erection of chlorite...chlorite, biotite, garnet and oligoclase zones (Turner, 1933, 1938; H u t t o n and Turner, 1936; Reed...of the Haas~ Schist Group, at H a a s t River, South Westland (see Figs. 1 and 1 a). At H a a s t River
Catalog/List
grey-black rich crystalline mass 3x4 Broken Hill, New South Wales Australia £8 4 VANADINITE orange brown crystals...mass 5x3 Edwards, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA. £7 6 MOHAWKITE a burnished...chip about 8mm Wessels mine, North Cape Province South Africa £8 31 CLINTONITE two or three small pale...polished) 5x5 and about 2mm thick Bjordam Farm, Bamble South Norway £10 1 68 MULLITE pink area about 8x8mm...black crystal about 3mm Palabora Mine Transvaal South Africa £6 107 MOLYBDENITE good rich coating on granite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
responsables pour la formation des filons. I~paT~oe co~epazaHH~ B mi~Iax ~Bapii-iiJiarl~oKaa3a B 6anm~ V~stervik...are in general composed of quartz, plagioelase (oligoclase or albite), kalifeldspar (microcline), biotite...kalifeldspar, occasionally intergrown with ptagioelase (oligoclase). The "augen" range in diameter from several...is still faintly visible. Locality: Bladholmen, south of Bj6rk6. The macroscopic features indicate that...structural position. Locality: Lilla Kr'akholmen, south of Bj6rk/5. and biotite are absent, or occur as
 
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