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Brown and Norths mine (Good Luck mine), Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Brown and Norths mine (Good Luck mine) | Mine |
| Roebourne | - not defined - |
| City of Karratha | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 49' 10'' South , 117° 4' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roebourne | 2,112 (2013) | 9.3km |
| Point Samson | 273 (2014) | 24.6km |
| Karratha | 11,728 (2011) | 25.2km |
| Millars Well | 2,197 (2014) | 27.9km |
| Nickol | 4,289 (2014) | 29.9km |
Government geologist A Gibb Maitland visited this location in 1907. We know North is probably J.R. North who is also found at the nearby Glen Roebourne site. Located 1.5 kilometres south-east of the Carlow Castle Mine.
Described as several east-west striking copper lodes, with little outcrop, active many years before 1907, then abandoned. The surface width of the lode at the old shaft is 2 feet at the surface but decreases to 18 inches at depth, strikes north-west, with a shallow dip south. The reef has well defined walls, with near surface copper carbonates and oxides, at depth chalcopyrite and marcasite, with the shaft bottom showing sooty black copper sulphides mixed with pyrite.
Two tonne had been shipped at 24% copper, and since another 11 tonnes. The marcasite had made the latter shipment copper poor. Further they were struggling with a large inflow of water into the shaft.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Radio Hill Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- Ruth Well Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Pilbara CratonCraton
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