Saddle Ridge Mine, South Alligator River, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Saddle Ridge Mine | Mine |
| South Alligator River | River |
| West Arnhem Region | Region |
| Northern Territory | Territory |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 33' 5'' South , 132° 34' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
98675
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98675:8
GUID (UUID V4):
45b6049e-332d-4223-8f10-62530e84f77f
Uranium mine, worked for a short period of time in 1960.
Produced 29 800 tonnes at 0.2% U3O8. Mined by United Uranium NL. Ore was processed at the El Sherana mill. Only secondary uranium minerals occurred here in the Koolpin Formation, Carpentarian tuff, and associated with minor occurrences of phosphate rock. The ore body is adjacent to a major east-west trending reverse fault that separates the Koolpin Formation rocks from the sandstone and ignimbrites of the El Sherana Group. The deposit shows irregular disseminations of secondary uranium species, mainly metatorbernite. As with all the mines in the area, it has been completely rehabilitated and nothing remains.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Phosphuranylite Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Threadgoldite Formula: Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Threadgoldite | 8.EB.20 | Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Phosphuranylite | 8.EC.10 | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Threadgoldite | Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH) · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Threadgoldite | Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH) · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Threadgoldite | Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH) · 8H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Threadgoldite | Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH) · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Threadgoldite | Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH) · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Pine Creek OrogenOrogen
- West Arnhem Region
- Kakadu National ParkNational Park
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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