Peawah gold prospect, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Peawah gold prospect | Prospect |
| City of Karratha | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 54' 24'' South , 118° 6' 34'' East
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Gold-stibnite prospect. Located about 8 kilometres west of the Camel Gold Mine, 80 kilometres south-west of Port Hedland.
Auriferous stibnite quartz veins that resemble tension gashes, hosted by turbidites of the Mallina Formation. High gold values near the surface. Historically one of the veins was followed down 47 feet, and good stibnite was found, although there was little gold at depth.
In 1916, 5 tonnes of material extracted was sent to Sydney, and produced 57% antimony and 5.5 dwt gold. Later the same year 14 tonnes was sent to Bendigo producing 55.2% antimony and 6 dwt gold.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cervantite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4 Reference: Simpson, Edward S. (1952) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 3 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia p 684. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Huston, D., Blewett, R, Mernaugh, T., Sun, S., Kamprad, J. (2001), Gold Deposits in the Pilbara Craton: Results of AGSO Research 1998-2000, Commonwealth of Australia, Record 2001/10. |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Simpson, Edward S. (1952) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 3 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia p 684. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Huston, D., Blewett, R, Mernaugh, T., Sun, S., Kamprad, J. (2001), Gold Deposits in the Pilbara Craton: Results of AGSO Research 1998-2000, Commonwealth of Australia, Record 2001/10. |
| ⓘ Senarmontite Formula: Sb2O3 Reference: Simpson, Edward S. (1952) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 3 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia p 684. |
| ⓘ 'Stibiconite' Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) Reference: Simpson, Edward S. (1952) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 3 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia p 684. |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Reference: Huston, D., Blewett, R, Mernaugh, T., Sun, S., Kamprad, J. (2001), Gold Deposits in the Pilbara Craton: Results of AGSO Research 1998-2000, Commonwealth of Australia, Record 2001/10. |
| ⓘ Valentinite Formula: Sb2O3 Reference: Simpson, Edward S. (1952) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 3 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia p 684. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cervantite | 4.DE.30 | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Senarmontite | 4.CB.50 | Sb2O3 |
| ⓘ | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| ⓘ | Valentinite | 4.CB.55 | Sb2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Cervantite | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Sb | ⓘ Cervantite | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Huston, D., Blewett, R, Mernaugh, T., Sun, S., Kamprad, J. (2001), Gold Deposits in the Pilbara Craton: Results of AGSO Research 1998-2000, Commonwealth of Australia, Record 2001/10.
Maitland, A. Gibb, (1919) Antimony Deposits in Western Australia, Geological Survey of Western Australia, State Government of Western Australia.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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