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Tholeiitic basalt from
Springsure Volcanic Field, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia


Locality type:Volcanic Field
Classification
Type:Tholeiitic basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tholeiitic basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Springsure Volcanic Field, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1363221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1363221:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tholeiitic basalt
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘBuckland Creek, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia
References
Webb, A.W., McDougall, Ian (1967) A comparison of mineral and whole rock potassium-argon ages of tertiary volcanics from central Queensland, Australia. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 3. 41-47 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(67)90009-x
Mollan, R. G., Dickins, J. M., Exon, N. F., & Kirkegaard, A. G. (1969). Geology of the Springsure 1: 250,000 sheet area, Queensland: Report of the Bureau of Mineral Resources. Geology and Geophysics, Australia, 123, 114.
EWART, A. (1982) Petrogenesis of the Tertiary Anorogenic Volcanic Series of Southern Queensland, Australia, in the Light of Trace Element Geochemistry and O, Sr and Pb Isotopes. Journal of Petrology, 23 (3) 344-382 doi:10.1093/petrology/23.3.344
Johnson, R. W. - Ed. (1989) Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press.pp.103-104
 
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