Cash Essington Mine (Essington Mine), Essington, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 33° 42' 36'' South , 149° 41' 28'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -33.71011,149.69130 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
A former copper mine that operated pre 1877 to 1920 and some minor later operations circa 1958.
Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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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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Ordovician 443.8 - 485.4 Ma ID: 3186279 | Paleozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Ordovician (443.8 - 485.4 Ma) Comments: Lachlan Fold Belt Lithology: Intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks; sandstone,phyllite,conglomerate,slate,chert,siltstone 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: 928130 | 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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Cash Essington Mine, Essington, Westmoreland Co., New South Wales, Australia