Polly Boy Prospect (Polly Boy Mine), Pinnacles Bore Copper Area, Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Polly Boy Prospect (Polly Boy Mine) | Prospect |
| Pinnacles Bore Copper Area | Area |
| Strangways Range | Mountain Range |
| Central Desert Region | Region |
| Northern Territory | Territory |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 9' 52'' South , 134° 13' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
294711
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294711:5
GUID (UUID V4):
5e7453a9-7280-4c5f-aca9-a0665ac20921
Located 2 kilometres east of the Southern Cross bore. The site contains a bench 18 metres long, two inclined shafts, and shallow trenches. J. Vitosky in the 1960's assayed the northern vein at 24% Cu, 4 dwt gold, and 4 oz silver.
Calc-silicate country rock. The main quartz vein is 25 metres long, strikes north-south, dips 60-80 degrees east, up to 0.6 metres wide at the surface and 0.9 metres at depth, with small amounts of primary and secondary copper minerals, filling a shear. The vein contains bornite, and chalcopyrite.
To the east by 90 metres and north-east 145 metres, are a further two small quartz veins, containing chalcocite and malachite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Arunta OrogenOrogen
- Aileron ProvinceGeologic Province
- North Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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