Smiths Reef, Metz, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 34' 39'' South , 151° 52' 49'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.57775,151.88029 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6s4017ze |
Age: | 358.9 ± 0.4 to 298.9 ± 0.15 Ma |
Geologic Time: | Carboniferous |
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 |
Located approximately 0.75 km east-south-east of Metz.
Worked via shafts and shallow pits.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Chert' 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. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 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. |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) 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. |
ⓘ 'Siltstone' 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. |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 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 Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | 'Stibnite' | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | 'Scheelite' | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chert' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Siltstone' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:3 | |||
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.11.2.1 | Sb2S3 |
Group 48 - ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES | |||
AXO4 | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 48.1.2.1 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chert' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Siltstone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Regional Geology
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Cenozoic 0 - 66 Ma ID: 712127 | mafic volcanic rocks 38495 Age: Cenozoic (0 - 66 Ma) Description: Volcanic rocks, predominantly mafic; basalt, trachyte, trachybasalt, trachyandesite, leucitite, basanite, nephelinite, limburgite, rhyolite, tuff and high level intrusives; rare volcaniclastic sediments 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] |
Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3191148 | 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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