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Deposit Number:
3575
Deposit Name:
Cromer C North
Deposit Type:
Occurrence
Status:
Seasonal
Details
Location
Geology
Commodities
References
Historical Documents
Deposit Synonyms
Ml 3058; Ml 3059; No. 7
Mineral District
Deposit Summary
mine developed on deeply weathered greywacke of the Cambrian Backstairs Passage Formation. Production figures were recorded with the Cromer "C" Clay Mine.
Deposit Description
CROMER C NORTH, 2 shallow quarries developed on deeply weathered greywacke of the Cambrian Backstairs Passage Formation. Production from 1977-2009 was 9400 tonne.
Discovery Year
?
Commodities
Kaolin
Ore Minerals
Kaolinite
Gangue Minerals
Datum
GDA2020
Coordinate Source
Google Earth image
MGA Easting
315550.7
MGA Northing
6154951.46
MGA Zone
54
Long Degrees
138
Long Minutes
59
Long Seconds
7.423
S Lat Degrees
34
S Lat Minutes
43
S Lat Seconds
51.209
Long Degrees Decimal
138.9853952
Lat Degrees Decimal
-34.7308915
Horizontal Accuracy
20
Map 250K
SI5409 ADELAIDE
Map 100K
6628 Adelaide
Map 50K
1
SA Geodata - Database Reference
Site No
476718
Geological Province
? Kanmantoo Trough
Geological Setting
Regional Geological Controls
Local Ore Control
Relationship to Host Rock
Classification
Scheme
Cox-Singer
Class
? SURF Deposits related to surficial processes and unconformities
Parent
Mineralised Zone Lithology
Lithology (Dominant)
Regolith
Modifier
Zone Stratigraphic Unit
Tertiary-Pleistocene regolith/colluvial sediments
Map Symbol
TQr
GIS Code
aI--r
Strat Description
Undifferentiated Tertiary to Pleistocene regolith/colluvial sediments.
Host Rocks
Lithology (Dominant)
Greywacke
Modifier
Zone Stratigraphic Unit
Backstairs Passage Formation
Map Symbol
Erkeb
GIS Code
E-rkeb
Strat Description
Sandstone, laminated, thick bedded, slumped, crossbedded, with minor siltstone interbeds. Widespread siltstone unit at base.
Mineralogy
Minerals
Mineral Type
Relative Abundance
Weathering Product
Form and Distribution
KAO
Kaolinite
Ore
ABUNDANT >70 % by volume
Y
Commodity
Species
Significance
KAO
Kaolin
Mineral
Major
Document
Document ID
Document Details
Reports Database
Report Book
84/00090
Pain, A.M.
Commercial clays of the Adelaide area. Locations and test results.
South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy. Report Book 1984
SAMREF
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