Sulcor Limestone quarry, Sulcor, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Sulcor Limestone quarry | Quarry |
Sulcor | - not defined - |
Inglis Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 52' 15'' South , 150° 49' 8'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.87090,150.81890 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6e0rungz |
Locality type: | Quarry |
Age: | 393.3 ± 1.2 to 382.7 ± 1.6 Ma |
Geologic Time: | Middle Devonian |
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 opencut limestone quarry operated by Blue Circle Cement.
Regions containing this locality
Gamilaroi Terrane, New England Orogen, Australia
Orogen - 125 mineral species & varietal names listed
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ⓘ 'Argillite' 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. |
ⓘ 'Breccia' 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. |
ⓘ 'Dolostone' 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. |
ⓘ 'Limestone' 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
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
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ⓘ | 'Argillite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Breccia' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Dolostone' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Limestone' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
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ⓘ | 'Argillite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Breccia' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Dolostone' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Limestone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Regional Geology
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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] |
Givetian - Eifelian 382.7 - 393.3 Ma ID: 780672 | Moore Creek Limestone Member, Sulcor Limestone Member Age: Middle Devonian (382.7 - 393.3 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Moore Creek Limestone Member; Sulcor Limestone Member Description: Olistostromal limestone lenses Comments: sedimentary carbonate; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary carbonate 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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