Mine detail: Bowan Park Diatomite Deposit

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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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