Koolpin Creek Mine, South Alligator River, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Koolpin Creek Mine | Mine |
South Alligator River | River |
West Arnhem Region | Region |
Northern Territory | Territory |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 31' 22'' South , 132° 32' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
191085
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:191085:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f924cd3c-6eb4-4732-9bb9-7acb2c6a8bd5
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Koolpin mine
Uranium mine, worked from 1958 to 1964.
Produced 2 300 tonnes at 0.12% U3O8. Mined by United Uranium NL. Ore processed at the El Sherana mill. Ore consisted of massive pods and disseminated veinlets of pitchblende, with small amounts of pyrite, chalcopyrite and galena. The ore is hosted by the Koolpin Formation of carbonaceous shale, near contact with the overlying Carpentarian Sandstone.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
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 var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Pine Creek OrogenOrogen
- West Arnhem Region
- Kakadu National ParkNational Park
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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