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Manusus prospect (Manusus mine), Purgatory Creek, Taylors Arm District, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Manusus prospect (Manusus mine) | Prospect (Abandoned) |
| Purgatory Creek | Creek |
| Taylors Arm District | District |
| Raleigh Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 39' 15'' South , 152° 37' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Prospect (Abandoned)
Deposit first discovered:
Before 1969
Age:
298.9 ยฑ 0.15 to 272.3 ยฑ 0.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
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.
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bellbrook | 544 (2013) | 21.3km |
| Bowraville | 1,323 (2012) | 21.9km |
| Macksville | 2,153 (2012) | 29.1km |
| Brierfield | 268 (2018) | 31.6km |
| Eungai Creek | 593 (2018) | 31.9km |
A former small deposit located in the Mistake State Forest.
The deposit was worked via shafts and small opencut.
This mine and others in the area are located in what is also known as the โTaylors Arm Antimony Provinceโ. This terminology appears on many geological maps.
The mines in the area are approximately 30-40kms west of Macksville and to the immediate east and west of the Taylors Arm River
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Cervantite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| โ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| โ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Cervantite | 4.DE.30 | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' | - | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | โ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Cervantite | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| O | โ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | โ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | โ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | โ Cervantite | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| Sb | โ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
- New England OrogenOrogen
- Nambucca ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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