Commodities
PrimaryUranium, REE
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsMonazite, Xenotime
GangueApatite, Biotite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGranite
Tectonic settingWillyama Complex, Adelaide Mio Geosyncline.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10009852
MRDS IDD003092
Alternate namesIncludes Eastern Prospect, South-Western Prospect, Central Prospect Plus 3 Other Main Deposits.
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-31.82954, 139.94876
References
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