Sock Creek prospect, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sock Creek prospect | Prospect (Inactive) |
| Hellyer-Que River Mines | Group of Mines (Active) |
| Waratah district | District |
| Waratah-Wynyard municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 36' 47'' South , 145° 37' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Prospect (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
An occurrence of sphalerite and galena at the contact of a quartz feldspar porphyry and black shale adjacent to the Sock Creek Fault, near Bulgoback River, west of the Que River mine. Stockwork and vein mineralisation hosted by the Cambrian Mt Read Volcanics: lapilli-tuff, quartz-feldspar porphyry, and volcaniclastic sedimentary rock. Gangue is Carbonate, Pyrite and Quartz.
Exploration included Geochemical surveys, Drilling, Geological mapping and Geophysical surveys.
Commodity List
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western TasmaniaOrogenic Belt
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