Caloola Creek Mine, Cow Flat, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Caloola Creek Mine | Mine |
Cow Flat | Flat |
Bathurst Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 33° 36' 8'' South , 149° 28' 38'' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -33.60234,149.47731 | ||||||||||||||||||
GeoHash: | G#: r642c6yh1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Locality type: | Mine | ||||||||||||||||||
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate | ||||||||||||||||||
Nearest Settlements: |
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A former underground mine with around 9 shafts, small open cut, adit and a group of workings over an area of some 400 metres, located approximately 4kms East of Caloola.
Regions containing this locality
Australian Plate (Australia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
Lachlan Orogen, Australia | Orogen |
Eastern Province, Lachlan Orogen, Australia | Geologic Province |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Stevens, B.P.J. (1972) Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map Bathurst 1:250,000 Sheet, Department of Mines, Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Stevens, B.P.J. (1972) Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map Bathurst 1:250,000 Sheet, Department of Mines, Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Stevens, B.P.J. (1972) Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map Bathurst 1:250,000 Sheet, Department of Mines, Geological Survey of New South Wales. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Early Silurian - Cambrian 427.4 - 541 Ma ID: 3185333 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (427.4 - 541 Ma) Comments: Lachlan Fold Belt Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Late Ordovician 443.8 - 458.4 Ma ID: 916043 | Rockley Volcanics Age: Late Ordovician (443.8 - 458.4 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Rockley Volcanics Description: Mafic volcaniclastic sandstone, chert, siltstone, breccia, conglomerate, greywacke, slate; mafic schists, andesite, peridotite, pyroxenite. Comments: feldspar- or lithic-rich arenite to rudite; sedimentary non-carbonate chemical or biochemical; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Feldspar- or lithic-rich arenite to rudite; sedimentary non-carbonate chemical or biochemical Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
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