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Black Duck

Producer in Queensland, Australia with commodity Diatomite
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023638
MRDS ID I001016
Record type Site
Current site name Black Duck

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 152.2486, -27.74649 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSIT IS NEAR MOUNT SYLVIA, ABOUT 38 KM SOUTH OF GATTON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIATOMITE CONSISTS ALMOST ENTIRELY OF "MELOSIRA GRANULATA".

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

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) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) 152.2486, -27.74649
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Length 2000M
    Width 800M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    HOLMES AND OTHERS, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIATOMITE UP TO 6 M THICK (2 M AVERAGE) OCCURS BETWEEN BASALT FLOWS. IT IS EXPOSED OVER A LENGTH OF 2 KM ON THE SLOPES OF A SPUR 0.4 TO 0.8 KM WIDE AND COVERS AN AREA OF AT LEAST 30 HA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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