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Marenga Mine (Marengo), Plenty River area, Huckitta Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marenga Mine (Marengo) | Mine |
| Plenty River area | Area |
| Huckitta Station | - not defined - |
| Central Desert Region | Region |
| Northern Territory | Territory |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 50' 30'' South , 135° 29' 58'' East
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A former mica mine.
Rochow states the mine is called Marengo, other sources state it is Marenga.
It should be noted that Rochow states that this is not the same as the Marenga mine listed by Joklik. Apparently there were several similar disputed mines within a short distance of here. The NT Modat does not list a Marengo locality.
Located approximately 4 kilometres north of the Huckitta pastoral station homestead. After the homestead, the track crosses the Plenty River and immediately splits into three: north-west, north and north-east. Take the north track, and the mine is 200 metres east of the track, where it bends north north-east to due north. Several small workings are scattered across several hundred square metres.
Rochow states the individual names for these workings is unclear when inspected in 1962. The area contains several small pits on poorly outcropping pegmatites. He states Marengo is the largest, which appears to be north central in the group of workings. The pegmatite averages 35 feet thick, is 160 feet long, with a quartz core 2-7 feet thick, lying west of the centre of the pegmatite. The wall zones are 5-15 feet thick of medium grained quartz, feldspar and clear mica. In the immediate vicinity is also four shafts, and one open cut. When inspected in 1962, the mine had been abandoned for several years.
Joklik describes the mine as Marenga.
Daly/Dyson state that the site contained two shafts, an open cut, and four sets of shallow workings, the furthest one-quarter of a mile from the main shaft. As they were searching for radioactive minerals, they noted a large cruciform twin monazite crystal that was picked up. They stated that the amount of crystalline monazite at the site was very limited.
Coordinates as per Modat.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Arunta OrogenOrogen
- Irindina ProvinceGeologic Province
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Arunta BlockOrogenic Belt
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