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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- CHEMICAL SEDIMENT, MARINE
CHERT-SILTSTONE-LIMESTONE LITHOSOME
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
- Discovered
- 1966
- First production
- 1975
Records and references
RUSSELL, R. T. AND TRUEMAN, N. A., 1971: THE GEOLOGY OF THE DUCHESS PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, NORTHWESTERN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.66, NO.8, P.1186-1214ROGERS, J.K. AND KEEVERS, R.E., 1975: LADY ANNIE-LADY JANE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, GEORGINA BASIN, QUEENSLAND, IN: KNIGHT, C.L., (EDITOR), ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, NO.4, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS, AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MONOGRAPH SERIES 8, MELBOURNE, P.251DUCHESS, I: 253 440 GEOLOGICAL MAP
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 60000708 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: -21.89667, 139.96556
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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Watertight Medical Kit
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
The classic pocket reference for identifying over 600 rocks and minerals in North America.
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