Brooklyn Fireclay deposit, Murchison Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Brooklyn Fireclay deposit | Deposit |
Murchison Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 17' 17'' South , 150° 34' 39'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.28825,150.57756 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6e5dqpnp |
Locality type: | Deposit |
Age: | 23.03 to 5.332 Ma |
Geologic Time: | Miocene |
Reference for age: | Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
A former open cut quarry.
Regions containing this locality
Gamilaroi Terrane, New England Orogen, Australia
Orogen - 125 mineral species & varietal names listed
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Basalt' Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
ⓘ 'Clay' Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | 'Kaolinite' | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Basalt' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Clay' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
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ⓘ | 'Basalt' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Clay' | - | |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
Regional Geology
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Burdigalian - Aquitanian 15.97 - 23.03 Ma ID: 925675 | mafic to intermediate volcanics 68000 Age: Miocene (15.97 - 23.03 Ma) Description: Hawaiite, trachyandesite, tristanite, trachyte, minor peralkaline trachyte, tuff Comments: igneous mafic volcanic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Igneous mafic volcanic 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] |
Mississippian - Late Devonian 323.2 - 382.7 Ma ID: 3189620 | Paleozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Paleozoic (323.2 - 382.7 Ma) Comments: New England Fold Belt Lithology: Volcanigenic siltstone,greywacke 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] |
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