Brothers Island, Coffin Bay, District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Brothers Island | Island |
| Coffin Bay | Town |
| District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 35' 38'' South , 135° 22' 26'' East
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An historic Phosphate mine on two small islands in Coffin Bay.
Brothers Island, deposit of fossil bone breccia and guano at the western end of the island circa 1909. The mineralogy was tricalcic phosphate, with values assaying from 54.6-68.3 %. No production figures were recorded, with mention made that a considerable volume had been excavated mixed with sand.
Fossil bone breccia and guano at W end of island circa 1909. Tricalcic phosphate, with values assaying from 54.6-68.3 %. No production figures were recorded, with mention made that a considerable volume had been excavated mixed with sand.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Eucla BasinBasin
- South Australia
- Eyre PeninsulaPeninsula
- Gawler CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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