Black Forest prospect, Rudall River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Black Forest prospect | Project |
Rudall River District | Mining District |
East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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22° 57' 18'' South , 123° 10' 2'' East
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An exploration tenement in the Great Sandy Desert for graphite.
Venus Metals Corporation Ltd has been drilling this area for graphite. It names Black Forest and PM as prospects. Described as several intersections of sulphidic graphitic schist with up to 30% visual graphite. Aerial surveys identified graphite/sulphide layers with tremolite gneiss.
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2 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Reference: http://www.venusmetals.com.au |
ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Reference: http://www.venusmetals.com.au/ |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Central Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- Paterson OrogenOrogen
- Rudall ProvinceGeologic Province
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Paterson OrogenOrogen
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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