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Mount McDonald Manganese deposit, Watsons Creek Nature Reserve, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Mount McDonald Manganese depositDeposit
Watsons Creek Nature Reserve- not defined -
Darling Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 47' 47'' South , 150° 59' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-30.79654,150.99017
GeoHash:
G#: r6e2gcetn
GRN:
S21E93
Type:
Deposit
Age:
443.8 ± 1.5 to 323.2 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Paleozoic : Silurian to Mississippian
Reference for age:
Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 319 pages.
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bendemeer483 (2012)18.5km
Moore862 (2018)23.1km
Moonbi893 (2012)25.8km
Manilla2,081 (2012)26.4km
Kootingal2,306 (2012)29.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Tamworth Lapidary ClubTamworth, New South Wales33km
Mindat Locality ID:
300528
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300528:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former small open cut deposit worked for rhodonite.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

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References

Brown, R.E.; Brownlow, J.W.; Krynen, J.P. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets, Manilla-Narrabri 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-9, SH/55-12. Geological Survey of New South Wales.
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