The Northern Broken Hill Block extends into Farnell Co.

The city of Broken Hill and its famous line of lode is situated in the centre of a middle proterozoic aged region called the Willyama Complex. This complex is over 200 km wide and straddles the South Australian / NSW state border. The Willyama Complex is divided in three blocks - The western Olary Block, the central Broken Hill Block and the eastern Euriowie Block.

This sub-section of the Broken Hill Block encompasses the area covered by the Broken Hill Block North 1:50000 metallogenic sheet and accompanying publication, produced by the geological survey of NSW.

It includes the following Pastoral Stations and sub-districts as follows.

Purnamoota Station
Nine Mile Station (including Acacia Vale Station)
Limestone Station
Belmont Station
Eldee Station
Mount Gipps Station
Apolyon Valley

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South Australian Craton
- Curnamona ProvinceShield

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References

www.resources.nsw.gov.au (n.d.) http://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/geological/mineral-maps-data/1-50-000-BH/broken-hill-block-north-150-000-metallogenic-map

Barnes, Robert G. (1988) Metallogenic Studies of the Broken Hill and Euriowie Blocks in New South Wales. Bulletin 32 (1,2). Geological Survey of New South Wales

Raphael, N.M., Barnes, R.G. (1999) Broken Hill Block North 1:50 000 Metallogenic Map. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney.

Stevens, B.P. J.; Barnes, R.G.; Raphael, N.M.; Burton, G.R. (2003) Metallogenic studies of the Broken Hill and Euriowie Blocks, New South Wales, Mineral Deposits of the Northern Broken Hill Block. Bulletin 32 (5). Geological Survey of New South Wales

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