Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Palladium, Copper
SecondaryManganese, Graphite, Lead, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlTension Gash Veins Contain Massive Pyrrhotite And A Range Of Sulfosalts.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Graphite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Siltstone · Kanmantoo
Structure"Tension Gash Veins"
AlterationThe Complex Mineralogy Of The Sedimentary Deposit Is A Result Of Amphibolite Facies Metamorphism And Subsequent Slight Alteration. Several Unusual Occurrences Including Alabandite, Graphite, And Native Nickel Suggest Highly Reducing Conditions.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10039353
MRDS IDM047008
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-33.99613, 138.99876
References
GRAHAM, J., 1978 , MANGANOCHROMITE, PALLADIUM ANTIMONIDE, AND UNUSUAL MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS, NAIRNE DEPOSIT, SOUTH AUST.: AMER. MINERALOGIST, VOL. 63 , NOS. 11 AND 12 , P. 1166 - 1174