Ranger 68 prospect, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Ranger 68 prospect | Prospect |
Kakadu | State Park |
West Arnhem Region | Region |
Northern Territory | Territory |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 30' 52'' South , 132° 51' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
252256
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:252256:5
GUID (UUID V4):
14db8dd6-c6d0-40e9-ac2b-6290a46c3d5b
5 kilometres west of the former Jabiluka mine. The ore is found at the contact between the Cahill Formation and the Nanamba Complex, and covered in 30 metres of alluvium and sand. Mineralisation is present in chloritised breccia, pegmatoid, and lesser quartz-sericite-chlorite schist of the lower Cahill Formation, and occurring less than 200 metres to the contact with the Nanamba Complex.
Sooty and colloform uraninite mineralisation is immediately below the Cretaceous unconformity. Copper mineralisation is present as sooty chalcocite within the uranium deposit.
Drilled in 1978 by Peko-Wallsend and Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia Limited. The mineralisation covers 200 metres but is poorly defined. Estimated 1.5 MT averaging 0.357% U3O8.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Pine Creek OrogenOrogen
- West Arnhem Region
- Kakadu National ParkNational Park
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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