| Deposit ID | 10023854 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I005012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snow Lake |
| Geographic coordinates: | 136.94878, -35.24609 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | South Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| (1) | 136.94878, -35.24609 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Stenhouse Bay |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2800000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I005012 |
OLLIVER, J.G., AND WARREN, J.K., 1979, STENHOUSE BAY GYPSUM DEPOSITS; CORE SAMPLING OF SNOW LAKE AND SPIDER LAKE: SOUTH AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES REVIEW 145, P. 11-21
OLLIVER AND WARREN, 1979.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PART OF STENHOUSE BAY GYPSUM DEPOSITS. |
| Deposit | LAKE HAS SOFT FLOOR WHICH MAY POSE MINING PROBLEMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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