Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Lawn Hill Area |
Political location(s): |
Australia; Province or state: Queensland; Nearest community: Lawn Hill |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
undifferentiated; in quartzite |
Geologic province: |
Lawn Hill Platform |
Commodities: |
Cu |
Geological ages: |
Middle Proterozoic (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; quartziteIndividual lithologies: | quartzite | Host rock stratigraphy: | Torpedo Creek Quartzite, Mcnamara Group |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in quartzite; minor mineralization/ generally shows as malachite staining |
References: |
Hutton, L. J.; Sweet, I. P., 1982 |
Geological Evolution, Tectonic Style, and Economic Potential of the Lawn Hill Platform Cover, Northwest Queensland |
Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics, Volume 7, p. 125 - 134 |
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