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Maroonah (Latham Prospect), Maroonah Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Maroonah (Latham Prospect) | - not defined - |
| Maroonah Station | - not defined - |
| Ashburton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 31' 9'' South , 115° 40' 2'' East
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Located 18 km east south east of Maroonah Homestead.
Quartz veins up to 0.5 metres wide, mineralisation to 60 metres length, dipping 60 degrees west, in a dolerite sill within the Irregully Formation. Two shallow trenches are at the site, one 15 metres long, another on the outcrop 7.5 metres long, and 2 metres deep. Explored by Kennecott 1966.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Gascoyne ProvinceGeologic Province
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Capricorn OrogenOrogenic Belt
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