Brooklyn Gold Mine, Armidale Gully, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 23' 27'' South , 151° 51' 31'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.39106,151.85870 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6egpekph |
Age: | 23.03 to 5.332 Ma |
Geologic Time: | Miocene |
Reference for age: | Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
A former small undergroound mine worked circa 19218 to 1932.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
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 |
Regional Geology
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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Early Permian 272.95 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3190817 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cisuralian (272.95 - 298.9 Ma) Comments: New England Fold Belt Lithology: Sedimentary 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] |
Pennsylvanian 298.9 - 323.2 Ma ID: 703791 | Girrakool beds, Agnes Greywacke Age: Pennsylvanian (298.9 - 323.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Girrakool beds; Agnes Greywacke Description: Lithofeldspathic wacke, slate, minor chert, rare mafic and felsic volcanics Comments: feldspar- or lithic-rich arenite to rudite; metasedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Feldspar- or lithic-rich arenite to rudite; metasedimentary siliciclastic 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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