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Deep Well Hill Northwest 1, Mallina Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Deep Well Hill Northwest 1Prospect
Mallina StationStation (farming)
City of KarrathaShire
Western AustraliaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 43' 9'' South , 117° 54' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-20.71930,117.91470
GeoHash:
G#: qs7f5hnv7
GRN:
S14E78
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
273155
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273155:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Deep Wekk Pit D


An undeveloped prospect (2021).

Mentioned briefly by Marchall as 3 kilometres east of the Fisher's Well prospect.

Sheeted quartz veins are hosted in strongly deformed meta pelites and meta psammite. Au-Sb prospect. The prospect is dissimilar to the nearby Fisher's Well and Sam's Ridge prospects.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

[1]Marshall, A.E. (2001), Low Temperature and Low Pressure (Epithermal) Vein Deposits of the North Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrane Western Australia, AGSO, Commonwealth of Australia, Record 2001/1, 2001
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