Panton Sill - Lamboo Deposits
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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Associated rock
- Gabbro
- Orebody form
- LAYERS IN ZONE
- Tectonic setting
- Intruded Into Halls Creek Mobile Zone
Sill Folded Into Plunging Syncline 7 Mi. Long, 2 Miles Wide, 3300 Ft. Thick.
Uralitization; Serpentinization
Mining history
- Status
- Occurrence
- Discovered
- 1969
Records and references
DOW, D. B., AND GEMUTS, I., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE KIMBERLEY REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: THE EAST KIMBERLY, BUR. OF MIN RESOURCES, GEOL., GEOPHY, AUSTRAILIA BULL. 106, 135 P
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10039044 — view the source record
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Getting there
Location on Map
Coordinates: -17.79188, 127.81163
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