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Anomaly B

Prospect in Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper, Palladium, Iridium, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039194
MRDS ID M046758
Record type Site
Current site name Anomaly B

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.69919, -31.49608 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM SOUTH OF WIDGIEMOOLTHA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Millerite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result PD = 172 PPB (AVG), AU = 62.3 PPB (AVG), IR = 72.1 PPB (AVG), CU = 773 PPM (AVG), NI = 3.33 % (AVG.)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.69919, -31.49608
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Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: YILGARNBLOCK PRE. CAMB. SHIELD W. AUST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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