Nairne Pyrite Deposit

AU / South Australia

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About this location

Nairne Pyrite Deposit is a known mineral occurrence in South Australia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Kanmantoo (Quartzite, Siltstone). Reported specimens include Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Graphite; logged ore minerals are Chalcopyrite, Galena, Graphite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite.

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Found Here

AzuriteChalcopyriteChrysocollaCopperGalenaGraphiteIronMalachiteNickelPyritePyrolusiteSphaleriteTetrahedrite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Kanmantoo — Quartzite, Siltstone

Ore minerals

ChalcopyriteGalenaGraphitePyriteSphaleriteTetrahedrite

Structure

"Tension Gash Veins"

Ore control

Tension Gash Veins Contain Massive Pyrrhotite And A Range Of Sulfosalts.

Alteration

The Complex Mineralogy Of The Sedimentary Deposit Is A Result Of Amphibolite Facies Metamorphism And Subsequent Slight Alteration. Several Unusual Occurrences Including Alabandite, Graphite, And Native Nickel Suggest Highly Reducing Conditions.

Mining history

Status: Occurrence

Records and references

Cited references

GRAHAM, J., 1978 , MANGANOCHROMITE, PALLADIUM ANTIMONIDE, AND UNUSUAL MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS, NAIRNE DEPOSIT, SOUTH AUST.: AMER. MINERALOGIST, VOL. 63 , NOS. 11 AND 12 , P. 1166 - 1174

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10039353 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -33.99613, 138.99876

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