Location: | New South Wales, Australia, Oceania |
Lat / long: | -33.41293, 148.91524 |
dep_id: | 10098121 |
mrds_id: | I001011 |
Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
Major mineral: | Diatomite |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Production occurred |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Diatomite |
gangue: | Clay, Quartz |
orebody_fm: | STRATIFORM |
model: | 222: Lacustrine diatomite |
Reporter: | Orris, Greta J. |
hrock_unit: | Canobolas Volcanic Complex |
hrock_type: | Diatomite,Tuff,Volcanic Ash |
arock_type: | Tuff,Volcanic Ash |
Structure: | Several Small Normal Faults; Folds With Dips Up To 18 Deg. |
prod_yrs: | 1941-42, 1950-51, 1955, 1957, OTHER |
References: |
- Deposit:: HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 P
- Production:: HOLMES AND OTHERS, 1989.
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