Located 8.5 kilometres south southwest of Mount Vernon Homestead. It is on Unallocated Crown Land just outside the boundary of Mount Vernon Station.

Zinc goslarite efflorescence coats the outcropping pyritic graphitic shale, striking 4.8 kilometres in the Glen Ross Shale Member. Pyrite and secondary copper in black shale , with quartzite near the surface, and shale and siltstone below. Under this is fresh black shale containing pyrite, copper and in addition sphalerite. This is underlain by grey carbonated siltstone and shale. Discovered by Westfield in 1961-1967.

A cliff-section of the Glen Ross Shale gave 6.3 metres at 0.325% Cu and 630 ppm Ni. Surface samples gave maximum of 7.2% Zn and 0.96% Cu (MINEDEX).

The Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum contains specimens (MDC 1282A, 1283A, and 3518A) from this location. Minerals identified in these specimens by the Western Australian Government Chemical Laboratories include pickeringite, melanterite, quartz, copiapite, alunogen, paratacamite, variscite, and epsomite.

Details for this location are also taken from it's entry (site code S0023804) in the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety's online database (MINEDEX) of mines, mineral deposits and prospects.

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Mineral List

ⓘ Alunogen

14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Quartzite

ⓘ Shale

ⓘ Siltstone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunogen

Formula: Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O

Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

ⓘ Copiapite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O

Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.

ⓘ Epsomite

Formula: MgSO₄ · 7H₂O

Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe³⁺O(OH)

Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.

ⓘ Goslarite

Formula: ZnSO₄ · 7H₂O

Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.

ⓘ Melanterite

Formula: Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆SO₄ · H₂O

Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

ⓘ Paratacamite

Formula: Cu₃(Cu,Zn)(OH)₆Cl₂

Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

ⓘ Pickeringite

Formula: MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O

Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

ⓘ 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.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.

ⓘ Variscite

Formula: AlPO₄ · 2H₂O

Reference: Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Paratacamite	3.DA.10c	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)(OH)₆Cl₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Alunogen	7.CB.45	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
ⓘ	Copiapite	7.DB.35	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
ⓘ	Epsomite	7.CB.40	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
ⓘ	Goslarite	7.CB.40	ZnSO₄ · 7H₂O
ⓘ	Melanterite	7.CB.35	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆SO₄ · H₂O
ⓘ	Pickeringite	7.CB.85	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Variscite	8.CD.10	AlPO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Goslarite	ZnSO₄ · 7H₂O
H	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
H	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆SO₄ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
H	ⓘ Paratacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)(OH)₆Cl₂
H	ⓘ Variscite	AlPO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Goslarite	ZnSO₄ · 7H₂O
O	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
O	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆SO₄ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
O	ⓘ Paratacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)(OH)₆Cl₂
O	ⓘ Variscite	AlPO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Al	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
Al	ⓘ Variscite	AlPO₄ · 2H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Variscite	AlPO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Goslarite	ZnSO₄ · 7H₂O
S	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
S	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆SO₄ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
S	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
S	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Paratacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)(OH)₆Cl₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆SO₄ · H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Paratacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)(OH)₆Cl₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Goslarite	ZnSO₄ · 7H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Paratacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)(OH)₆Cl₂

References

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Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15, 314 pages.

Simpson Mineral Collection of the Western Australian Museum.

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