Brown and Kellys Rhodonite Deposit, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Brown and Kellys Rhodonite Deposit | Deposit |
Darling Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 25' 33'' South , 150° 52' 5'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.42592,150.86811 |
GeoHash: | G#: r6e6cj4u1 |
Locality type: | Deposit |
Age: | 433.4 Β± 0.8 to 358.9 Β± 0.4 Ma |
Geologic Time: | Paleozoic : Wenlock to Late Devonian |
Reference for age: | Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
KΓΆppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
A former small deposit worked via open cut and shallow pits on Linton station.
Regions containing this locality
Woolomin Province, New England Orogen, Australia
Geologic Province - 428 mineral species & varietal names listed
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Chert' Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
β 'Greenschist' Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
β 'Psilomelane' Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
β Quartz var: Jasper Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
β Rhodonite Formula: Mn2+SiO3 Habit: Fine grained Colour: Pale pink Reference: Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var: Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | Mn2+SiO3 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chert' | - | |
β | 'Greenschist' | - | |
β | Psilomelane | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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AX2 | |||
β | Pyrolusite | 4.4.1.4 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=5 | |||
β | Rhodonite | 65.4.1.1 | Mn2+SiO3 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chert' | - | |
β | 'Greenschist' | - | |
β | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
β | Quartz var: Jasper | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rhodonite | Mn2+SiO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Rhodonite | Mn2+SiO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | β Rhodonite | Mn2+SiO3 |
Regional Geology
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Mississippian - Late Devonian 323.2 - 382.7 Ma ID: 3189620 | Paleozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Paleozoic (323.2 - 382.7 Ma) Comments: New England Fold Belt Lithology: Volcanigenic siltstone,greywacke 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] |
Tournaisian - Frasnian 346.7 - 382.7 Ma ID: 808992 | Cara Formation Age: Paleozoic (346.7 - 382.7 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Cara Formation Description: Low grade regionally metamorphosed, multiply deformed siliceous and tuffaceous thinly bedded argillite, chert, volcaniclastic wacke, pebble conglomerate and rare basalt 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] |
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