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BMW anomaly, Mount Hope, Blaxland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Mount HopeMountain
Blaxland Co.County
New South WalesState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 40' 45'' South , 145° 48' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-32.67932,145.81313
GRN:
S22E88
Type:
Occurrence
Age:
419.2 ยฑ 3.2 to 393.3 ยฑ 1.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Early/Lower Devonian
Reference for age:
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 pages.
Kรถppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
296822
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296822:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An unworked small deposit.

Explored by Shell Company of Australia Ltd in 1979 which drilled two holes finding weak mineralisation over a considerable width.
Explored by Homestake (Aust) Pty Ltd in 1987-1988, finding anomalous lead mineralisation and weak anomalous gold mineralisation associated with narrow quartz veins.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Nymagee Metallogenic Map 1:250 000 . Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets SI/55-2. Geological Survey of New South Wales
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