Location: | Victoria, Australia, Oceania |
Lat / long: | -38.60974, 146.34632 |
dep_id: | 60001464 |
mrds_id: | TC39296 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Tin |
Trace mineral: | Gold |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Deposit type: | SN PLACER |
Production size: | Medium ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
model: | 123: Alluvial placer Sn |
alteration: | MECHANICAL ACCUMULATION |
Reporter: | BLISS, JAMES D. |
Structure: | TRIANGULAR GRABEN; BOUNDED ON THE NW BY A ENE TRENDING YARRAM FAULT; ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE BY A ESE TRENDING GELLIONDALE FAULT, AND PROBABLY ON THE NE SIDE BY AN UNNAMED FAULT TRENDING NW; INTERIOR BASIN DRILLING SUGGESTS THAT GRABEN FLOOR ALSO FAULTED; BEDDING IS USUALLY SUBHORIZONTAL BUT MAY DIP UP TO 60 DEGRESS ADJACENT TO FAULTS AND ARE NOTABLE IN OLD WORKINGS ALONG THE NW MARGIN OF THE GRABEN. |
Year first produced: | 1892 |
ylp_ba: | > |
yr_lst_prd: | 1940 |
disc_yr: | 1873 |
discr: | Unknown |
References: |
- COCHRANE, G.W., 1971, TIN DEPOSITS OF VICTORIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA BULLETIN NO. 60, P. 62-64.
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