Silver Hills prospect, Kununurra, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Silver Hills prospect | Group of Prospects |
Kununurra | - not defined - |
Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 48' 21'' South , 128° 31' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kununurra | 5,679 (2016) | 23.7km |
The Silver Hills prospect hosts a similar collection of species as Shangri-La, but with the addition of pyromorphite and cuprite, with quartz veins dipping steeply west, and trending north north-east parrallel and adjacent to the Silver Hills Fault. Clay alteration is associated with the minerals.
List of minerals for each chemical element
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Halls Creek OrogenOrogen
- Lamboo ProvinceGeologic Province
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- Speewah BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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