Wirlong Mine (Star Of The West Mine; The Great Wirlong), Shuttleton, Mouramba Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 32° 7' 25'' South , 146° 8' 6'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -32.12361795, 146.1350949 |
A former mine that operated circa 1902.
Mineral List
20 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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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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Lochkovian 410.8 - 419.2 Ma | Shume Formation Age: Early Devonian (410.8 - 419.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Shume Formation Description: Massive to parallel-laminated, lesser ripple cross-laminated and minor graded, moderate to well sorted, medium to fine-grained, lithic-quartz to quartz-rich sandstone interbedded with siltstone. Minor rhyolitic and rhyodacitic crystal, crystal-lithic and 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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References
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.