Yellow Rock Creek Talc prospect, Manilla, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Yellow Rock Creek Talc prospect | Prospect |
Manilla | - not defined - |
Darling Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 32' 28'' South , 150° 48' 5'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.54118,150.80161 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6e4r84ks |
Locality type: | Prospect |
Age: | ~509 to 427.4 ± 0.5 Ma |
Geologic Time: | Paleozoic : Cambrian Series 3 to Wenlock |
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 |
MacNevin indicates that the locality is located at the head of Yellow Rock Creek and comprises an almost pure enstatite rock that is considerably altered to talc.
Regions containing this locality
Woolomin Province, New England Orogen, Australia
Geologic Province - 428 mineral species & varietal names listed
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: MgSiO3 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. |
ⓘ 'Greenschist' 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. |
ⓘ 'Pyroxenite' 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. |
ⓘ 'Serpentinite' 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. |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 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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ⓘ | 'Enstatite' | 9.DA.05 | MgSiO3 |
ⓘ | 'Talc' | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Greenschist' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxenite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Serpentinite' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
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Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
ⓘ | Enstatite | 65.1.2.1 | MgSiO3 |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Talc | 71.2.1.3 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Greenschist' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxenite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Serpentinite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | MgSiO3 |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | MgSiO3 |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | MgSiO3 |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Regional Geology
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Artinskian - Stage 2 283.5 - 529 Ma ID: 930814 | Woodsreef Melange Age: Paleozoic (283.5 - 529 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Woodsreef Melange Description: Schistose, sheared and variously altered serpentinite, gabbro and dolerite that locally hosts plagiogranite, harzburgite, pyroxenite, basalt and sedimentary rock Comments: meta-igneous ultramafic; meta-igneous mafic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Meta-igneous ultramafic; meta-igneous mafic 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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