Brooking Gorge (Discovery Gossan; Screaming Gossan; Black Gossan), Fitzroy Crossing, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Brooking Gorge (Discovery Gossan; Screaming Gossan; Black Gossan) | Gorge |
Fitzroy Crossing | - not defined - |
Derby-West Kimberley Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 2' 9'' South , 125° 29' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fitzroy Crossing | 925 (2012) | 19.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
121098
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:121098:2
GUID (UUID V4):
1569df58-0b39-46ed-9b75-ed43bb45b969
Located 20 km north north east of Fitzroy Crossing.
Located at the south end of the Oscar Range, sphalerite and minor galena hosted by breccia in limestone bearing north-west in joints and folds. Dips steeply north-east , mineralisation down to 170 metres in pyritic mosaic breccia.
Explored Serem 1969-1970, Shell 1970-1975, Shell/BHP 1976, and BHP 1977-1983.
The Mindat co-ordinates are approximate, and marks the Brooking Gorge Conservation Area only.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- Canning BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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