The Warroo prospect is located 1.6 kilometres north of Warroo Hill.

Chip samples from this prospect contained malachite and smithsonite. They show anomalous zinc and copper with up to 26% Zn and 3.4% Cu. The mineralisation occurs in small concordant(?) quartz veins in pelitic metasediments and metavolcanics of the Warroo Hill Member of the Hardey Formation.

Details for this location are also taken from its entry (site code S0026227) in the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety's online database (MINEDEX) of mines, mineral deposits and prospects.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Malachite

ⓘ Smithsonite

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au (2020) https://minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au/Web/home

rumbleresources.com.au (2021) https://rumbleresources.com.au/investor-relations/asx-announcements/

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

References:

minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au (2020) https://minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au/Web/home

rumbleresources.com.au (2021) https://rumbleresources.com.au/investor-relations/asx-announcements/

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australian Plate

West Australian Craton
- Pilbara CratonCraton

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