New South Wales
Producer
Kyooma West
New South Wales, Australia
Diatomite
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Commodities
Primary
Diatomite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Model
222: Lacustrine diatomite
Deposit size
Y
Orebody form
STRATIFORM
Materials
Ore minerals
Diatomite
Gangue
Clay, Feldspar
Geology
Host rock
Clay, Mud,Diatomite,Tuff
Associated rock
Tuff
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Production years
1917-1970, 1983-PRESENT
First production
1917
Identification
Deposit ID
10106751
MRDS ID
I001001
Alternate names
Bells Mountain Deposits
Region
OC
Data score
B
Coordinates
-30.29165, 150.59776
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 P