Mc Arthur Pb - Zn - Ag Deposit

AU / Northern Territory

•-16.49701, 136.08230View on Map Open in Google Maps

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About this location

Mc Arthur Pb - Zn - Ag Deposit is a mineral prospect in Northern Territory*, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Bituminous Shales (Shale, Tuff). Reported specimens include Chalcocite, Chlorite, Covellite, Galena, Illite, Kaolin; logged ore minerals are Galena, Sphalerite; gangue is recorded as Chalcocite, Chlorite, Covellite, Illite, Kaolin, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz. The site was discovered in 1955.

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Found Here

ChalcociteChloriteCovelliteGalenaIlliteKaolinMarcasitePyriteQuartzSilverSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Bituminous Shales — Shale, Tuff
Associated rock: Tuffites — Tuff
Orebody form: TABULAR

Ore minerals

GalenaSphalerite

Gangue minerals

ChalcociteChloriteCovelliteIlliteKaolinMarcasitePyriteQuartz

Structure

Bulburra Depression, Bald Hills Fault, Emu Fault.

Ore control

Sedimentary Deposit

Mining history

Status: Prospect
Discovered: 1955

Records and references

Cited references

CROXFORD, N.J.W., JEPHCOTT, S., 1972, THE MC ARTHUR LEAD - ZINC - SILVER DEPOSIT, N. T.; AUST. INST. MIN. MET. NO. 243, SEPT. 1972, P 1 - 26CROXFORD, N.J.W. ET AL, 1975, THE MC ARTHUR DEPOSIT: A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION; MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V 10 NO 4 P 302 - 304MINING MAGAZINE 11-75 P. 335

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10073053 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -16.49701, 136.08230

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