Dowling prospect, Brindabella, Buccleuch Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dowling prospect | Deposit (Abandoned) |
| Brindabella | Locality (Australia) |
| Buccleuch Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 26' 3'' South , 148° 44' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra Lapidary Club Inc | Lyons, Australian Capital Territory | 31km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Brindabella zinc deposit; Brindabella prospect; Brindabella deposit
A zinc-bearing skarn prospect at Brindabella. The skarn is assumed to be of contact metamorphic/metasomatic origin, related to equivalents of the nearby Jackson Granite.
The ore mineralisation consists of Cu-, Pb- and Zn-minerals in calcsilicate rocks. Exploration was carried out in the early 1980s, followed by drilling.
"Calcsilicate rocks comprise an equigranular clinopyroxene-garnet assemblage, partly replaced by amphibole, sphalerite, pyrite, epidote and chlorite, typical of the retrograde stage of metasomatic skarn development (Einaudi et al. 1981)." (Ashley and Plimer, 1989).
"The highest Zn contents do not occur in the clinopyroxene-garnet rocks ("stratiform skarn") and sphalerite is principally found in the enclosing rocks as transgressive veinlets." (Ashley and Plimer, 1989).
Located in the Lachlan Fold Belt.
Note: The Brindabella zinc deposit referred to by Ashley & Plimer discuss the abandonment of exploration following diamond drilling of a an unnamed zinc-bearing skarn referencing a 1982 report by Quek . That report indicates that the only drill holes (DOW 1) carried out were in the deposit called Dowling prospect. Hence this locality has been renamed Dowling prospect.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Eastern ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Macquarie ArcVolcanic Arc
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