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Grant's Find (Grant's Prospect; Grant's Reward; Mount Nellie mine), Oobagooma Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grant's Find (Grant's Prospect; Grant's Reward; Mount Nellie mine) | - not defined - |
| Oobagooma Station | - not defined - |
| Derby-West Kimberley Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 33' 6'' South , 124° 12' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Located about 140 kilometres north-east of Derby. The area is now a military training reserve and is off limits. Remote, and would be extremely difficult to reach anyway. The prospect is roughly 20 kilometres to the east of the geographic Mount Nellie.
The prospect is within a sharp ridge which rises 25 metres from the surrounding plain. It consists of a quartz filled shear, one kilometre long, 1-3 metres wide, dipping 80-85 degrees east, containing malachite and chalcanthite veinlets, layers, and irregular disseminations. The mineralisation occurs in goethite, and extends for 900 metres.
Marston states there is a shaft down to 9 metres, and small potholes from historic exploration.
Marston mentions another ridge, one kilometre to the south-west containing malachite and quartz in a shear.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western Australia
- King Leopold OrogenOrogen
- Hooper ProvinceGeologic Province
- King Leopold OrogenOrogen
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- North Australian Craton
- Kimberley CratonShield
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