New South Wales
Past Producer
Comboyne Diatomite Deposit
New South Wales, Australia
Diatomite
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Commodities
Primary
Diatomite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Model
222: Lacustrine diatomite
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
STRATIFORM
Materials
Ore minerals
Diatomite
Gangue
Halloysite, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Clay, Mud,Diatomite · Comboyne Basalt
Associated rock
Trachyte,Basalt
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Production years
1971-1975
Identification
Deposit ID
10023634
MRDS ID
I001012
Region
OC
Data score
B
Coordinates
-31.59635, 152.48187
References
HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 P