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Brooklyn

Past Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Diatomite, Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023627
MRDS ID I001003
Record type Site
Current site name Brooklyn

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 150.59081, -30.27998 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 1 KM SOUTHEAST OF BROOKLYN HOMESTEAD., Accurate Location

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 222
USGS model code 31s
Deposit model name Lacustrine diatomite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 150.59081, -30.27998
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Barraba Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner New South Wales Clay Mining Co.

Comments on development

  • LEASE ML 771 WAS CANCELLED IN 1982. FURTHER EXPLORATION BY AUSTRALIAN DIATOMITE MINING PARTY LTD. IN 1985 UNDER EXPLORATION LEASE EL 1914 SHOWED SMALL, UNECONOMIC THICKNESSES OF DIATOMTIE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., AND SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMILAR TO KYOOMA WEST DEPOSIT-- INTERBEDDED DIATOMITE, CLAY, AND TUFF CAPPED BY BASALT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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