Commodities
PrimaryDiatomite
TertiaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model222: Lacustrine diatomite
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATIFORM
Materials
Ore mineralsDiatomite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Other materialsOpal
Geology
Host rockDiatomite
Associated rockBasalt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsINTERMITTANT
First production1916
Last production1975
Identification
Deposit ID10023632
MRDS IDI001009
Alternate namesSnow Queen Mine
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-28.82979, 153.46524
References
HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 PHOLMES AND OTHERS, 1989.