Bilbo deposit, Rudall River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Bilbo deposit | Occurrence |
Rudall River District | Mining District |
East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 41' 47'' South , 122° 18' 42'' East
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An undeveloped outcrop 21 kilometres south-east of the Rudall River crossing.
Discovered by CRA. Mineralisation is found in flat lying layers in regolith, containing uraninite, with trace pyrite, galena, and chalcopyrite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15, 314p.
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ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15, 314p.
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ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15, 314p.
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ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15, 314p.
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Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
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 | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15, 314 pages.
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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