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⇱ Little Purgatory, Purgatory Creek, Taylors Arm District, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia

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Little Purgatory, Purgatory Creek, Taylors Arm District, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Little PurgatoryMine (Abandoned)
Purgatory CreekCreek
Taylors Arm DistrictDistrict
Raleigh Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 39' 14'' South , 152° 37' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2018
Deposit first discovered:
Before 1971
Age:
298.9 ± 0.15 to 272.3 ± 0.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages.
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bellbrook544 (2013)21.2km
Bowraville1,323 (2012)22.1km
Macksville2,153 (2012)29.3km
Brierfield268 (2018)31.8km
Eungai Creek593 (2018)32.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
109013
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109013:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former small mine located in the Mistake State Forest.

This mine and others in the area are located in what is also known as the “Taylors Arm Antimony Province”. This terminology appears on many geological maps.

The mines in the area are approximately 30-40kms west of Macksville and to the immediate east and west of the Taylors Arm River

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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
OOxygen
Oⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3

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