 | | Report (issue) | | DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by K. M. Ferguson < < EWG1CAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTWCA DEPARTMENT OF LvdNERALS...DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 . , .- FRONTISPIECE Sulfur and copper staining in creek draining...deposit, Pilbara Craton GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 15 S by K...DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MINES L. C. Ranford DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA David Blight ...Lead, zinc and silver deposits of Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Mineral Resources |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | alteration at the Mons Cupri stratiform Cu–Zn–Pb deposit, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia Received: 10...Springer-Verlag 2006 Abstract The Mons Cupri Cu–Zn–Pb deposit is hosted by conglomerate of the ca. 2,965 Ma Cistern... which forms part of the Bookingarra Group in the Central Pilbara tectonic zone of the Pilbara Craton...located 5–20 m stratigraphically below the contact of the Cistern Formation with the overlying Rushall...basalt (the Comstock Member) is located near the base of the Rushall Slate. Regional alteration mapping indicates |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 94 (1999) 11–28 New constraints on the evolution of the Mallina Basin, and their bearing on relationships...eastern and western granite–greenstone terranes of the Archaean Pilbara Craton, Western Australia R.H. Smithies...Geological Survey of Western Australia, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, W.A. 6004, Australia Received 8 April...Basin, in the central part of the Archaean Pilbara Craton, separates western and eastern granite–greenstone...wide and has a strike length of more than 150 km, is mainly composed of metamorphosed turbidites assigned |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Metal Mineralization of the Whim Creek Greenstone Belt, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia GEOFF PIKE,†,* RAY...RAY CAS, School of Geosciences, P.O. Box 28E, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia AND R. HUGH SMITHIES...Survey of Western Australia, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, Western Australia 6004, Australia Abstract...Abstract The Whim Creek greenstone belt, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, contains a volcano-sedimentary...meso-Archean basins. The oldest lithostratigraphic unit (Whim Creek Group) was deposited within an arc-related basin |  | Huston, D. L., Sun, S.-S., Blewett, R., Hickman, A. H., Kranendonk, M. V., Phillips, D., Baker, D., Brauhart, C. (2002) The Timing of Mineralization in the Archean North Pilbara Terrain, WesternAustralia. Economic Geology, 97 (4) 733-755 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.733 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 733–755 The Timing of Mineralization in the Archean North Pilbara Terrain, Western Australia DAVID L. HUSTON...Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia SHEN-SU SUN, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box...Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, and Department of Geology, Australian National University, Canberra...0200, Australia RICHARD BLEWETT, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia ARTHUR...Geological Survey of Western Australia, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA 6004, Australia DAVID PHILLIPS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE ARCHAEAN WHIM CREEK BELT, AN ENSIALIC FAULTBOUNDED BASIN IN THE PILBARA BLOCK, AUSTRALIA M.E. B A R...Department of Geology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009 (Australia) (Received...The Archaean Whim Creek Belt, an ensialic fault-bounded basin in the Pilbara Block, Australia. Precambrian...Res., 37: 199-215. The Whim Creek Belt in the western Pilbara Block, Australia, is an elongate structural...15 km wide. It contains a c. 2950 Ma old sequence of bimodal volcanics, volcaniclastics and terrigenous |  | | Report (issue) | | SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 13 COPPER MINERALIZATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA...authority of the Hon. Andrew Mensaros, M.L.A., Minister for Mines 77307-1 i National Library of Australia... 11 1 PREFATORY NOTE Western Australia has never been a major producer of copper in the national context...geological terrains. Despite the unstable nature of the international copper market, exploration interest...the last decade this has resulted in the discovery of several important, small to medium-sized deposits |  | Kranendonk, M. J. V., Hickman, A. H., Smithies, R. H., Nelson, D. R., Pike, G. (2002) Geology and Tectonic Evolution of the Archean North Pilbara Terrain,Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 97 (4) 695-732 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.695 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tectonic Evolution of the Archean North Pilbara Terrain, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia MARTIN J. VAN KRANENDONK...Survey of Western Australia, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, Western Australia 6004, Australia AND GEOFF...Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 28E, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia Abstract...North Pilbara terrain of the Pilbara Craton. Major findings include the recognition of three separate terranes...Mallina basin in the west and the undated Mosquito Creek basin in the east. The oldest supracrustal rocks |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA L RESOURCES SULLETIN No. 8 OF WE G. H. LOW, 8.Sc. ISSUED UNDER...UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE don. A3 G#~L)mJe) MINISTER FOR MINES By Authority: ALEX. 8. DAVIES, Government...cornpilation of the existing knowledge of the known copper deposits i n Western Australia. Although no...developed yet in this State, the locality map at the end of the bulletin shows t h a t copper is widely distributed...thorough search of all published and unpublished records, but has inspected t h e majori t y of the iocalities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Review of Archcan Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide and Sulfate Mineralization in Western Australia Mapo:...Department of Geology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands,WesternAustralia 6009, Australia Abstract...mostArchcanmassive Cu-Znsulfidedeposits. The abundance of sulfatein thesedeposits, combined with evidencefor...Cu-Znmineralization occursin a bimodalassemblage of tholeiiticbasalts and rhyolitesat TeutonicBore,in...thewesternYilgarnblock,Cu-Znmineralization occursin anassemblage of ca.3.0 Ga.deep-water,calc-alkaline volcanicandsedimentary |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | indicators in Western of old stable craton Australia J. R. RICHARDS* Research School of Earth Sciences...National University, CANBERRA, A.C.T., 2601, Australia (Received April 26, 1983: Accepted September...terms of two Archaean-Proterozoic at a time close appears to have involved loss Western Australia...and southern to 'cratonisation' of U from Africa `events' boundary, of the the system. involving there... parallelisms of uranium. to have been incursion event, between In the first, of U into late in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Terrane, Western Australia Richard S. Blewett * Minerals Di6ision, AGSO-Geoscience Australia, GPO Box...Box 378, Canberra City ACT 2601, Australia Received 3 November 2000; accepted 21 June 2001 Abstract The...granitoid-greenstone terrane (GGT) has been the focus of numerous studies on Archaean geology, especially...compressive deformation of the Pilbara GGT, at least from ca. 3.2 Ga. The relative chronology of meso-to macro-scale...macro-scale structural elements are presented for a number of selected areas across the Pilbara GGT. These locally |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | isotopic studies of an Archaean layered mafic-ultramafic complex, Western Australia, and implications...Division of Mineral Physics and Mineralogy, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, NSW 2 113, Australia (Received...layered Millindinna Complex in the western Pilbara Block of Western Australia. The Sm-Nd whole rock/mineral...rock age is 2960 f 20 Ma (20) with a calculated pi of 8.3. Variations in calculated Th/U and initial mPb/206Pb...complex. Comparison with other Nd-Pb investigations of malic/ultramalic complexes, particularly those in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sulphide Species, Sulphur Source, Depth of Formation and Age of Submarine Exhalative Sulphide Deposits...Deposits I. R. Plimer Broken Hill~ AustraLia T. Finlow-Bates Leoben, Austria Older and deeper-water submarine...pyrite breaks down to pyrrhotite at higher grades of metamorphism. Pyrrhotite bearing deposits tend to...pyrrhotite content increases with increasing grade of metamorphism. Metamorphic reactions between disseminated...significant. Desulphidisation of pyrite to form pyrrhotite with increasing grade of metamorphism also appears |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Australian Journal of Earth Sciences (1999) 46, 311–328 Geophysical properties of zinc-bearing deposits...Geophysics Pty Ltd, PO Box 974, Sandy Bay, Tas. 7006, Australia. Systems Exploration (NSW) Pty Ltd, Box 6001,... Dural Delivery Centre, NSW 2158, Australia. 2 At present, most, if not all zinc is being produced...produced from the mineral sphalerite. With the exception of its piezoelectricity and in some cases its density...respond to various geophysical techniques, detection of zinc-bearing deposits is often difficult. In this |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mapping of Mineral Assemblages Associated with Gold Mineralization in the Central Pilbara, Western Australia...† Department of Geology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia DAVID HUSTON...Minerals Division, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Abstract The Indee district...Central Pilbara tectonic zone of the North Pilbara terrain in Western Australia, contains Archean lode gold...tourmaline. Known prospects are surrounded by flat areas of poorly exposed calcretized bedrock, calcretes, rock |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Journal of Earth Sciences: An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia Publication...tandfonline.com/loi/taje20 The base of the Fortescue Group, Western Australia: further galena lead isotope evidence...Research School of Earth Sciences , Australian National University , Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia b Geological...Geological Survey of Western Australia , Perth, WA, 6000, Australia Published online: 16 Jan 2008. To cite...J.G. Blockley (1984) The base of the Fortescue Group, Western Australia: further galena lead isotope evidence |  | | Report (issue) | | SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 9 LEAD, ZINC AND SILVER DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUST...BLOCKLEY 3.Sc. (Hons) Issued under the authority of the Hon. D. G. May, M.L.A., Minister for Mines 94792-1...important work. Although Western Australia has never been a major producer of lead, zinc and silver there...full details of which are given in the production tables. The author has visited most of the localities...production has been recorded, and many of the recorded occurrences of lead minerals. With this field information |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Intrusions in the West Pilbara Craton, Western Australia: A Synthesis of Some of the Oldest Orthomagmatic Mineralizing...Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia AND SHEN-SU SUN Geoscience Australia, GPO...GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, and Department of Geology, Australian National University,... Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia Abstract Considerable exploration interest has been generated by the...potential of the Archean layered mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the West Pilbara Craton, Western Australia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | S.A. Geochemistry of Archean shales from the Pilbara Supergroup, Western Australia Scorr M. MCLENNAN’...‘Research School of Earth Sciences, Austrahan National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600, Australia *Department...*Department of Geological Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Biacksbuq, Virginia 2406 1, U.S.A. (Received...the Pilbara Block of Western Australii. Shales from turbidites in the Gorge Creek Group (en. 3.4 AC)and...AC)and shales from the Whim Creek Group (cu. 2.7 AC)have been examined. The Gorge Creek Group samples, charac&& |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Studies (CODES),University of Tasmania, G.P.O.Box252C,Hobart,Tasmania 7001,Australia Abstract The Camhro-Ordovician...periodhasyieldedthe majordevelopment of volcanic-hosted massive sulfide(VHMS)deposits in Australia,resultingin about19...MountWindsorVolcanics(Queensland). The Archcan(4 millionmetrictons of metal)andthe Silurian(3.5 millionmetrictonsof metal)constitutethe...calc-alkaline in characteranddisplaya thick basalpile of rhyoliticvolcanics (1-3 km thick)includinglavas,epiclastics...suchasHellyer,havea seriesof key features,subsets of whichare representedin the otherdepositstyles. The |  | | Report (issue) | | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL DEPOSIT GRADE-TONNAGE MODELS By...S. Geological Survey editorial standards TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Podiform chromite...gold 79 Epithermal gold, quartz-adularia type 82 Epithermal gold, quartz-alunite type 90 Nickel laterite-oxide...99 References 100 INTRODUCTION A compendium of 18 grade-tonnage models is presented as an aid in...deposit models assembled by D. P. Cox (1983). Fifteen of the grade-tonnage models have direct analogs with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Original separation of elements ..................................... 473 Effect of "volcanic" activity.......... 474 Relation of preceding"volcanic" activity to variation of nature of granitic rocks with geologicaltime................................................. Quartz-poor rocks ......................................Mount Painter, South Australia ...................................... Brocks Creek, Northern Territory............................ Geneticclassification of ore deposits.................................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from the Superior Province of the Canadian Shield suggests the existence of several distinct lithostratigraphic...lithostratigraphic associations in greenstone belts: (1) quartz arenite and carbonate-bearing sequences; (2) mafic-ultramafic...ces of fluviatile sediments and calc-alkaline to alkaline volcanics. Recently recognized quartz-arenite-bearing...and Wabigoon subprovinces, are, from base to top: quartz arenite_+ stromatolite-bearing carbonate, oxide...komatiite or tholeiite. Primary structures in the quartz arenites indicate shallow-water deposition and |  | | Journal (issue) | | $3.00 History of Mining the Main Tantalite Dyke Wodgina, Western Australia, Australia Mark Jacobson 108...mineralogically famous Main Tantalite Dyke at Wodgina, Western Australia and the adjacent tantalum-bearing pegmatites...States with most of its tantalum and beryllium during World War II. Discovery Many of the pegmatites in...Crystalis ninecm in length. the Mons Cupri Copper Mine, southwest of Whim Creek. After confirming its identity...identity, Francis and William shipped about seventy tons of tantalite to the United Kingdom in I 905, labeled |
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