Halloran & Hawkins prospect, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):	28° 50' 59'' South , 152° 25' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):	-28.84972,152.43111
GeoHash:	G#: r6u7ushfn
Locality type:	Prospect
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Located approximately 8km North of Drake.
Operated via open cut, and shallow pits circa 1890 to 1891.

Mineral List

ⓘ Cervantite

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ Stibnite

3 valid minerals.

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Early Triassic - Late Permian

247.2 - 272.3 Ma

ID: 3192000

Paleozoic-Mesozoic volcanic rocks

Age: Phanerozoic (247.2 - 272.3 Ma)

Comments: New England Fold Belt

Lithology: Felsic volcanic rocks; siltstone,mudstone,sandstone

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Moscovian - Pennsylvanian

307 - 323.2 Ma

ID: 879221

Emu Creek Formation

Age: Pennsylvanian (307 - 323.2 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Emu Creek Formation

Description: Western unit: medium to thin bedded, in places rhythmically interbedded, sandstone and siltstone and prominent conglomerate beds. Mainly volcanic and acid plutonic detritus. Eastern unit: thick bedded sandstone, laminated to massive siltstone and conglom

Comments: feldspar- or lithic-rich arenite to rudite; synthesis of multiple published descriptions

Lithology: Feldspar- or lithic-rich arenite to rudite

Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5]

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References

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R.E. Brown, H.F. Henley and W.J. Stroud: Warwick–Tweed Heads Exploration Data Package Vol. 2, Mineral occurrence data sheets, occurrence lists and mineral occurrence maps, December, 2001. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales (GS2001/087).

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