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Copper Hills Well, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Copper Hills WellWell
Gabanintha- not defined -
Meekatharra ShireShire
Western AustraliaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 55' 23'' South , 118° 38' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-26.92309,118.64570
GRN:
S18E76
Type:
Well
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Meekatharra927 (2012)39.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
291377
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:291377:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Old gold/copper workings, now possibly swallowed by the far southern section of the modern Gabanintha Gold Mine.

Located in north north-west trending shears, near or at the contact with metagabbro to the east, and talc schist to the west. The mineralised zone contains cupriferous quartz-limonite as discontinuous mineralisation along 500 metres.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2

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References

Marston, R. J. (1979) Copper mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13. Geological Survey of Western Australia
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