Western Australia
Occurrence
Sherlock Bay, Australia
Western Australia, Australia
Nickel
Copper
Iron
Sulfur
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Commodities
Primary
Nickel
Secondary
Copper
Tertiary
Iron, Sulfur
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Gangue
Calcite, Epidote, Quartz, Stilpnomelane
Geology
Host rock
Gabbro,Gneiss,Rhyolite,Andesite,Basalt,Granite
Structure
Pilbara Archaean Block
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10079592
MRDS ID
W029628
Region
OC
Data score
B
Coordinates
-20.79662, 117.54936
References
AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, VOL. 28 NO. 4 (1976) P.108MILLER L.J.& SMITH M.E.: SHERLOCK BAY NICKEL-COPPER (ECON. GEOL. OF AUSTRALIA...1975 (1976 B 849)