Rocky River and tributaries, Uralla, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Rocky River and tributaries | - not defined - |
Uralla | Town |
Sandon Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 34' 7'' South , 151° 27' 46'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.56871,151.46301 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6edne5ur |
Age: | 2.588 Ma to present day |
Geologic Time: | Quaternary |
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: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
Rocky River includes tributaries - browns gully; burial ground gully; cabbage tree gully; chinamans gully;dead horse gully; devon court gully; tollys gully; green gully; kentucky creek; monopoly gully; mount welsh gully;
neoka park gully; post office gully; rocky creek; station gully; tipperary gully; wallaby gully; and wallaby rocks gully.
The deposits were worked via dredging and/or slucing, adits and shallow pits.
Regions containing this locality
Woolomin Province, New England Orogen, Australia
Geologic Province - 428 mineral species & varietal names listed
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 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. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au 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. |
ⓘ 'Gravel' 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. |
ⓘ 'Sand' 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. |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) 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 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | 'Gold' | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | 'Corundum' | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | 'Zircon' | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Gravel' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Sand' | - |
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 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
A2X3 | |||
ⓘ | Corundum | 4.3.1.1 | Al2O3 |
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Gravel' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Sand' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Regional Geology
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Olenekian - Wordian 247.2 - 268.8 Ma ID: 752393 | Uralla Granodiorite Age: Phanerozoic (247.2 - 268.8 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Uralla Granodiorite Description: Equigranular medium grained hornblende-biotite granodiorite with mafic and/or porphyritic variants Comments: igneous felsic intrusive; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Igneous felsic intrusive 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] |
Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3192842 | Paleozoic intrusive rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Comments: New England Fold Belt Lithology: Intrusive igneous 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] |
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