Tintenbar Diatomite Deposit

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Host rock

Diatomite

Associated rock

Basalt

Orebody form

STRATIFORM

Deposit model

222: Lacustrine diatomite

Status

Past Producer

Production size

Small

Production years

INTERMITTANT

First production

1916

Last production

1975

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10023632 — view the source record

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