Mount Cook Mine, Astrolabe mineral field, Central Province, Papua New Guineai
Regional Level Types | |
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Mount Cook Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Astrolabe mineral field | Mining Field |
Central Province | Province |
Papua New Guinea | Country |
Place | Population | Distance |
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Port Moresby | 283,733 (2018) | 22.6km |
The Mount Cook mine was located on the south-west slop of Mount Cook.
Regions containing this locality
Asia | Continent |
Australian Plate (Australia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
New Guinea | Island |
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ⓘ 'Copper Stain' Reference: Yates, K.R., De Ferranti, R.Z. (1967) Geology and Mineral Deposits Port Moresby/Kemp Welch Area, Papua. (Report No. 105, Report PNG 1) Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Department of National Development, Commonwealth of Australia, 117 pages plus maps. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
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ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
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ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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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Neogene - Jurassic 2.588 - 201.3 Ma ID: 3190473 | Mesozoic-Cenozoic volcanic and intrusive rocks Age: Phanerozoic (2.588 - 201.3 Ma) Lithology: Mafic-intermediate volcanic rocks 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] |
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