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Currumbin Beach

AU / New South Wales
-28.19092, 153.55858View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Currumbin Beach is a known mineral occurrence in Queensland, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe a Placer deposit hosted in Sand and Gravel. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Gold, Monazite, Platinum; logged ore minerals are Cassiterite, Monazite.

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CassiteriteGoldMonazitePlatinum

Geology and deposit

Deposit type
Placer
Host rock
Sand and Gravel
Ore minerals
CassiteriteMonazite

Mining history

Status
Occurrence

Records and references

Cited references

IMPERIAL INST. GR. BRITIAN, 1936, PT AND ALLIED METALS, P. 78

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10037863view the source record

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Coordinates: -28.19092, 153.55858

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