Mackay's Tank prospect, Cowper Co., New South Wales, Australia
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 10' 38'' South , 146° 7' 32'' East |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.17740,146.12560 |
| GeoHash: | G#: r4xum4m7v |
| Locality type: | Prospect |
| Age: | At least 443.8 Β± 1.5 Ma |
| Geologic Time: | Silurian |
| Reference for age: | Byrnes, J.G. (1993) Bourke 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SH/55-10): Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 127p. |
| KΓΆppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate |
A minor drilled prospect located on Mooculta Station.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Biotite' Reference: Byrnes, J.G. (1993) Bourke 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SH/55-10): Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 127p. |
| β Cassiterite ? Formula: SnO2 Reference: Byrnes, J.G. (1993) Bourke 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SH/55-10): Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 127p. |
| β 'Quartzite' Reference: Byrnes, J.G. (1993) Bourke 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SH/55-10): Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 127p. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | 'Cassiterite' ? | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Biotite' | - | |
| β | 'Quartzite' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AX2 | |||
| β | Cassiterite ? | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Biotite' | - | |
| β | 'Quartzite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Cenozoic 0 - 66 Ma ID: 704765 | sand plain 38499 Age: Cenozoic (0 - 66 Ma) Description: Sand or gravel plains; may include some residual alluvium; quartz sand sheets commonly with ferruginous pisoliths or pebbles; local clay, calcrete, laterite, silcrete, silt, colluvium Comments: regolith; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Regolith 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] |
| Tertiary 2.588 - 66 Ma ID: 3187964 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cenozoic (2.588 - 66 Ma) Comments: Great Artesian Basin Lithology: Laterite,clay,gravel,sand,silt 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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