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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- Vein
- Host rock
- Mole Granite — Granite
- Tectonic setting
- New England Fold Belt
Argillic
Mining history
- Status
- Occurrence
Records and references
SOLOMON, M., AND GROVES, D.I., 1994, THE GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF AUSTRALIA'S MINERAL DEPOSITS: OXFORD, OXFORD MONOGRAPHS ON GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS 24, 951 P. SUN, SHEN-SU, AND EADINGTON, P.J., 1987, OXYGEN ISOTOPE EVIDENCE FOR THE MIXING OF MAGMATIC AND METEORIC WATERS DURING TIN MINERALIZATION IN THE MOLE GRANITE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 82, NO. 1, P. 43-52.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10066765 — view the source record
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Getting there
Location on Map
Coordinates: -29.29642, 151.63192
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
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