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Tumblegum workings, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tumblegum workings | Workings |
| Gabanintha | - not defined - |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 54' 43'' South , 118° 38' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meekatharra | 927 (2012) | 38.3km |
Located one kilometre south of the old Gabanintha townsite, now possibly swallowed by the northern section of the modern Gabanintha Gold Mine.
Mineralisation in a vertical or steep east dipping shear. Workings down to 91 metres deep, covered a 400 metre length, of cupriferous quartz-limonite veins in a zone 0.9-1.5 metres wide. Early mining is not described by Marston, but states that tailings were treated 1955-1962, producing 4967 tonnes of cupreous ore at 3.09% Cu.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| 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 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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