Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 17° 43' 53'' South , 177° 25' 27'' East | ||||||||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -17.73159,177.42437 | ||||||||||||
GeoHash: | G#: ruy5jkh6p | ||||||||||||
Locality type: | Bay | ||||||||||||
Köppen climate type: | Am : Tropical monsoon climate | ||||||||||||
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According to Lum, "Nadi Bay has been investigated for minerals, particularly gold and magnetite, by three explorationcompanies in the last twenty-three years, namely Crawford Marine Specialists Inc. (1969-1971), Manganex Ltd (1972-1974) and Consolidated Gold Fields (Fiji) Ltd (1980-1981)..... Offshore exploration by the three companies consisted of drag-bucket and shallow gravity core sampling and beach-sand."
Regions containing this locality
Australian Plate (Australia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Lum, J. (1995) Placer gold potential of Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission Technical Report 214, 59 pages.
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ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Lum, J. (1995) Placer gold potential of Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission Technical Report 214, 59 pages.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Lum, J. (1995) Placer gold potential of Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission Technical Report 214, 59 pages.
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