Upper Middle Creek alluvials, Daisy Plains, Vernon Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Upper Middle Creek alluvials | - not defined - |
Daisy Plains | Homestead |
Vernon Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 52' 13'' South , 152° 16' 54'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.87041,152.28171 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6s23k0nv |
Age: | 2.588 Ma to present day |
Geologic Time: | Quaternary |
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 small placer deposit, probably unworked.
Regions containing this locality
Nambucca Province, New England Orogen, Australia
Geologic Province - 193 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:
ⓘ 'Alluvium' 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. |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 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. |
ⓘ 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 Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | 'Gold' | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | 'Cassiterite' | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Alluvium' | - |
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 | |||
AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Alluvium' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Regional Geology
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Middle Triassic - Early Triassic 237 - 251.902 Ma ID: 933267 | Daisy Plains Leucomonzogranite Age: Triassic (237 - 251.902 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Daisy Plains Leucomonzogranite Description: Fine- to medium-grained biotite leucogranite (I-type) 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] |
Early Permian 272.95 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3186666 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cisuralian (272.95 - 298.9 Ma) Comments: New England Fold Belt Lithology: Limestone,mudstone,tillite,siltstone,sandstone 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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