Quondong Gold Mine, Yarri Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Quondong Gold Mine | Mine |
| Yarri Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Menzies Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 45' 39'' South , 122° 10' 12'' East
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Quondong is a local tree which produces an edible fruit. The mine is eight kilometres west of the Porphyry mine, and 500 metres south of the Yarri-Menangina Road. It consists of two north-south striking trenches, probably not active for many decades. It is an isolated deposit, on flat rather barren countryside.
Little information was found under this name, but the deposit appears to have been discovered in the early 1930's. In 1935, P.J. Dyson put through a crushing in what is termed a prospecting area, of 25 tonnes of ore for 7 ounces of gold at 10 dwt. He was in partnership with R. Smith, and the ore was being extracted from open cuts, still seen at the site today. The reef is laminated quartz 10 inches wide.
The mine is said to be next to an old alluvial patch.
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2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 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 |
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
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- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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