Great South Peak Mine, Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 31° 34' 24'' South , 145° 52' 50'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -31.57340,145.88057 |
GeoHash: | G#: r4rsrs4zx |
Locality type: | Mine |
Age: | 419.2 ± 3.2 to 393.3 ± 1.2 Ma |
Geologic Time: | Early Devonian |
Reference for age: | Gilligan, L.B., Byrnes, J.G. (1995) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Cobar Metallogenic Map 1:250 000 (SH/55-14), Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 240 pages. |
Köppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate |
A former underground mine with underground workings and shafts.
Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Early Devonian 393.3 - 419.2 Ma ID: 916925 | Great Cobar Slate Age: Early Devonian (393.3 - 419.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Great Cobar Slate Description: Carbonaceous mudstone with thin interbeds of fine siltstone, rare graded, medium to fine grained quartzose sandstone Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary 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] |
Early Silurian - Cambrian 427.4 - 541 Ma ID: 3185333 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (427.4 - 541 Ma) Comments: Lachlan 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] |
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