Commodities
PrimaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model222: Lacustrine diatomite
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsDiatomite
GangueFeldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Mudstone,Diatomite,Tuff · Chalk Mountain Formation;Warrumbungle Volcanic Complex
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
StructureThe Tertiary Sediments Are Gently Warped And At Least 1 Normal Fault (15.5 M Throw) Is Present And Predates The Overlying Basalts.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10023630
MRDS IDI001006
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-31.11716, 149.06943
References
HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., AND SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 PHOLMES AND OTHERS, 1989.