Mineralization and Geology of the Earaheedy Area
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31 Aug200508:16:54 U:\CAMP\Projects\Current\Earaheedy_MOEP\earah.dgn GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA REPORT 96 PLATE 1 122^00' Killagurra Springs 40 km 30' 123^00' è75 ê00ôôômE 30' å75 è00ôôômE è25 è50 121^00' å25 å50 24^00' 30' ä75 å00ôôômE ä25 ä50 120^00' ä00ôôômE ìTA-sk 24^00' ìdu-sr ìMCo-s ìSUm-ss æåpa-sgpg PATERSON FORMATION: conglomerate with sandstone and siltstone; generally of glacigene origin PERMIAN 11641 PALAEOZOIC GUNBARREL BASIN PHANEROZOIC CARBONIFEROUSÊ Cooma Well 11643 c. 510 Ma â INSET ìod Dolerite dyke, sill, and plug; fine- to medium-grained dolerite ìMVg-st No 15 Well ìMCb-s ìSUm-ss Paterson Orogeny (c. 550 Ma) ä ñbYEG T R A I N O R H I L L S <600 Ma å îå25 îå25 ìMCo-s ìdu-sr DURBA SANDSTONE: sandstone, pebbly in places; minor conglomerate ìod ìdu-sr ìDIm-st ñmgnY ìSUs-sp ìol-stz ìDlm-st McFADDEN FORMATION: sandstone; minor siltstone and conglomerate ìMVj-ss W A R D H I L L S Group No 14 Well Disappointment 15398 LAKE WILDERNESS 11465 11443 3863 c. 600 Ma å ìbo-sgpg BOONDAWARI FORMATION: conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, diamictite, and dolomite; fluvial and fluvioglacial origin 11441 ìqc-ss <752 Ma è 11637 NEOPROTEROZOIC 15399 11466 15400 Miles Orogeny (c. 720 Ma) ê 11439 OFFICER BASIN 11633 CENTRALIAN SUPERBASIN ìSU-xkds-s SKATES HILLS FORMATION: stromatolitic dolomite, sandstone, siltstone, chert, and basal conglomerate; evaporite pseudomorphs Canning Well Hann Rockhole ìbo-sgpg Ilgarari Creek îå00ôôômN îå00ôôômN Donkey Soak No 13 Well ìSUm-ss MUNDADJINI FORMATION: sandstone, siltstone, and minor conglomerate, shale, mudstone, and dolomite (locally stromatolitic); evaporite pseudomorphs 11646 Sunbeam Group 11645 SPEARHOLE FORMATION: sandstone, in part pebbly, Tarcunyah Group: undivided; sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, and stromatolitic ìSUs-sp ìSUs-sp <1064 Ma ì ìTA-sk YANNERI LAKE 3802 siltstone, and local conglomerate lenses and non-stromatolitic dolomite; minor conglomerate Glass Spring K E L L Y R A N G E TERMINAL LAKE ìMVb-st ñbYEG 11644 ìol-stz Edmundian Orogeny (1070Ê755 Ma) î ð CANNING STOCK ROUTE 30' ìSU-xkds-s 15389 15395 15394 ìSUs-sp GLENAYLE and PRENTI DOLERITES: dolerite sill, dyke, 15390 30' ìSU-xkds-s c. 1070 Ma ò ìWKgp-od 15391 and plug; fine- to coarse-grained dolerite 15393 O L D H A M R A N G E 15397 10685 10686 15396 Igneous Province ñgY Spear Hole 10683 Warakurna Large 15392 10684 10682 SNELL LAKE 13084 10688 ìMVj-ss JILYILI FORMATION: sandstone and siltstone; minor shale, mudstone, and conglomerate 10687 10689 No 12 Well PHENOCLAST HILL 10693 Snake <1230 Ma âô ìMVb-st BRASSEY RANGE FORMATION: sandstone; lesser siltstone and shale ñmuYEG ñcibYEG Well ìMCc-s îä75 îä75 LAKE AERODROME ìMVg-st GLASS SPRING FORMATION: sandstone; minor conglomerate and siltstone LAKE SUNSHINE Salvation Group Kulonoski East Well MACINTOSH C O R N E L I ìqc-ssA R A N G E HILL WHITE LAKE ìSU-xkds-s MESOPROTEROZOIC <1330 Ma ââ ìMVc-ss COONABILDIE FORMATION: sandstone, micaceous siltstone, and shale ìMVj-ss SCALE 1:100 000 ìMCb-s c. 1070 Ma ê 0 5 km 11640 ìMCc-s CALYIE FORMATION: quartz sandstone, and minor siltstone, mudstone, conglomerate, and dolostone Lake Well Goodwin Soak (No 11 Well) BEYONDIE 10698 LAKES KENDENURA HILL 10697 Collier Group siltstone, mudstone, and thin- to thick-bedded sandstone; minor chert and dolostone J I L Y I L I H I L L S ìMCb-s BACKDOOR FORMATION: COLLIER BASIN 10696 ìMVj-ss Beyondie 3801 4 Mile Well <1210 Ma ò âä Garden Well TEN MILE LAKE ìMCc-s ìMVg-st ìol-stz MCCONKEY HILL ìMVb-st <1340 Ma âå ìol-stz OLDHAM SANDSTONE: silicified quartz sandstone; local pebbly lenses ìMSw-st Y I B B I E R A N G E No 10 Well RED HILL îä50 îä50 Joes Bore Nanyuarie Pool ìWKgp-od Gum Creek <1670 Ma âè ìqc-ss QUADRIO FORMATION and CORNELIA SANDSTONE: shale, siltstone, chert, and minor sandstone; quartz sandstone to quartzite, and minor siltstone Piccaninny Bore ìMVc-ss ñsYMA Ward and Oldham Inliers ìMCb-s BULLEN HILL PROTEROZOIC 485 Mile Well Native Well (PD) Bullen Well MINERAL OCCURRENCES ñgYMA ìod ìEAT-s B R A S S E Y R A N G E 1460 Ma î ìMS-skvc Scorpion Group: undivided; evaporitic and stromatolitic dolomite, and sandstone; lesser siltstone ìMVc-ss The detailed list of mineral occurences is in Appendix 1 of Report 96 ñgYMA Wire Pool Rowe Soak ìod ìMSm-st MILLURY FORMATION: quartz sandstone; minor siltstone, local evaporite pseudomorphs MINERALIZATION STYLES MINERAL AND ROCK COMMODITY GROUPS ìEAf-ci 25^00' GLOVER TABLETOP No 77 East Well ìMVc-ss ìWKgp-od John MOUNT ESSENDON 11331 10729 Kimberlite and lamproite Precious mineral Bore 11326 Weld Spring (No 9 Well) 25^00' Marymia Lake Bore ìMSy-kds WILLY WILLY FORMATION: interbedded stromatolitic dolomite and siltstone; minor sandstone MOUNT BUNDEY Scorpion Group Precious metal ìMSw-st Orthomagmatic mafic and ultramafic ìEAy-s Welcome Native Well Steel industry metal ìMVg-st ìEAy-s Vein and hydrothermal David Well <1750 Ma âê ìMSw-st WONYULGUNNA SANDSTONE: quartz sandstone; minor cobble conglomerate, siltstone, and mudstone Base metal Lake Talbot MOUNT NORMANHURST Stratabound sedimentary and/or îä25 vermin-proof fence (abd) ìMVb-st îä25 Iron ñgYMA ìEAy-s MOUNT METHWIN Barrell Pool ìMVb-st sedimentary banded iron-formation Canning Bore Virgin Springs Midway Bore ìMVb-st ìMVb-st Stanley Fold Belt (1790Ê1650 Ma) âì No 8 Government Well Pumpkin Well Energy 11844 ñgYMA Yamada Waterhole Kadyara Waterhole ìMVc-ss Regolith hosted æåpa-sgpg Industrial mineral 10921 L I T T L E S A N D Y D E S E R T ìMSy-kds ìWKgp-od <1808 Ma âî ìEAu-st MULGARRA SANDSTONE: sandstone; minor shale, limestone, and granule conglomerate; locally glauconitic 11839 ìWKgp-od Undivided Construction material 11849 10923 11838 No 7 Government Well 12916 ìMSm-st THE HUMP ìEAk-kls KULELE LIMESTONE: stromatolitic limestone, micaceous siltstone, mudstone, and fine-grained sandstone Mineral occurrences and numbers are from the GSWA WAMIN database 11429 ìEAy-s 11835 ìEAf-ci ìEAy-s ìMSw-st DIGBY HILL 11834 11803 Humpty Doo Bore MOUNT SIR GERARD 11833 12919 ìEAf-ci MOUNT DAVIS OPERATING STATUS AND SITE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 11831 11802 ìMS-skvc 11846 One Gum Bore ìEAo-s WONGAWOL FORMATION: sandstone, shale, dolomite, dolomitic siltstone, and conglomerate 11819 ìMVc-ss 10915 11832 ìEAf-ci 11801 ìMVc-ss 11830 11818 ìMVc-ss Kiwi Bore ìEAf-ci 11847 11820 ìEAck-sl 11800 ìMSm-st Abandoned mineÝ e.g. 11653 11861 MISS FAIRBAIRN HILLS Good Camp ìEAT-s Tooloo Subgroup: undivided; siltstone, sandstone, dolomite, and granular iron-formation Pierre Spring Glen-Ayle Lynn Bore Mineral deposit Ý e.g. 11699 Rockhole Waridan Waterhole Illyee Pool Clay Hole ìWKgp-od Miringka Waterhole 12327 Mineral occurrence or prospect e.g. 11326 11852 ìWKgp-od 12929 ñmwaYMA 11854 <1876 Ma âî ìEAc-ss CHIALL FORMATION: undivided; siltstone and sandstone; minor conglomerate ore 11855 C A R N A R V O N ìEAf-ci R A N G E ìEAy-s Faulkner Bore ìWKgp-od No 17 B 12923 12328 LAKE BURNSIDE îä00ôôômN 12931 îä00ôôômN 11857 COHN HILL ìWKgp-od ìEAc-ss ìMSy-kds 12329 Dowd Waterhole Kahrban Creek shaly siltstone MARLOOYANOO HILL PALAEOPROTEROZOIC ìEAck-sl Karri Karri Member: 11859 12330 P A R K E R R A N G E Earaheedy Group 12331 FRERE FORMATION 12332 Grasscutter Gidgee Bore ìEAck-sl ìEAfw-kds Windidda Member: stromatolitic limestone and siltstone, jasper, and peloidal jasper Well Karri Karri Creek No 5 Government Well 12411 12648 ìfcpIM ìEAf-ci ìMVc-ss ìEAys-kds 12333 12625 W A N A R A I R Y R A N G E Wooroberdinner No 15 Bore 10731 12943 12334 Sandstone Bore Native Well ìWKgp-od 12335 10807 ìEAf-ci Undivided; peloidal chert, granular iron-formation, granular siliceous iron-formation, siltstone, and sandstone Simpson Well MOUNT CECIL RHODES 12336 æåpa-sgpg Garden Well 12374 12980 YALLUM HILL 12935 YELMA FORMATION No 16 Bore Forbes Well 12337 12373 ìEAf-ci CARNEGIE GLEN-AYLE ROAD ìEAc-ss CANNING STOCK ROUTE Bardsley Well Windaroo Rockholes Toolbabady Rockholes <1990 Ma âð ìEAys-kds Sweetwaters Well Member: stromatolitic dolomite and limestone; lesser siltstone and sandstone EDDIE HILL HAWKINS KNOB Coggla Pool 12371 NANGA CAVES 11777 MOUNT OOLOONGATHOO ìEAf-ci 11776 Glenbirr Creek Bullock Well Spriggs Pool 12372 M U D A N H I L L S SYDNEY HEADS ROAD ñma-gm Cookoolah 440 Mile Well 12375 SYDNEY HEADS PASS MOUNT ORME Jungarra Pool Wingoola Well æåpa-sgpg 30' Rockhole ìEAf-ci <2027 Ma âò Karri Karri Pool MOUNT EVELYN Nunegnoo Pool Coodahjiddah Creek Yaddagally Pool ìEAy-s Undivided; sandstone, dolomite (locally stromatolitic), siltstone, and shale; minor conglomerate and limestone 4 Mile Well Paddy Bore Clay Watering Hole Warryaegan Pool Yampi Well 11778 No 4B Government Well HALF TRIG HILL Easter Bore Coobah Goobah Pool Geological boundary.................................................................................................................... No 9 Bore Tahrybabba Spring 30' EARAHEEDY HILL GLOVER HILL Wy-Uda Creek Sandalwood Well ìEAy-s LAKE BUCHANAN Elijah Well MOUNT ROYAL Capricorn Orogeny (1830Ê1780 Ma) äô Fault............................................................................................................................................... îâ75 Marple Well Limestone Well Quadrios L E E S T E E R E R A N G E Pinnacle Bore ìWKgp-od îâ75 Well 3860 KALJAHR PINNACLE LAKE RED LAKE Woodgate Spring Howard Earaheedy Bore ìEAck-sl Fault, concealed........................................................................................................................... Murgurra Pool Windich Springs ìEAf-ci ñma-gm KILLARA FORMATION Well Conglomerate Well Creek WOGALGOO HILL c. 1840 Ma äâ ìYMk-od MOUNT CLARENCE NABBERU LAKE Ivy Well Dolerite sills; locally intercalated with tholeiitic basalt Meteorite impact crater................................................................................................................ Namingnurrabunga Group EDITH 11676 Warrabindin Waterhole COOLALLA HILL JIMMYUMBAH HILL COORINGABBA HILL 11415 MOUNT SIR JAMES Mooloogool 11416 WITHNELL 11677 11675 11674 MOLLUANOO HILL YERRIDA BASIN EARAHEEDY BASIN MOUNT DEVERELL MOUNT 11417 LAKE BUCHANAN Road, unsealed...........................................................................................................................