The mineralogy of the oxidised zone of the E26 orebody at Northparkes, New South Wales

Arthur L. McLean; John R. Chapman; James L. Sharpe; Peter A. Williams

The mineralogy of the oxidised zone of the E26 orebody at Northparkes, New South Wales

Arthur L. McLean, John R. Chapman, James L. Sharpe, Peter A. Williams

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Abstract

The E26 deposit at Northparkes, New South Wales, has an array of secondary copper minerals significantly different from that described previously from the nearby E22 and E27 orebodies. The basic copper chloride atacamite and the rare mineral sampleite are both relatively common in E26. Clinoatacamite has also been confirmed in two specimens. These minerals are not found in the adjoining E22 or E27 deposits because of different groundwater geochemistry associated with the weathering of the deposits. Groundwater associated with E26 is much more saline.

Original language	English
Number of pages	5
Journal	Australian Journal of Mineralogy
Publication status	Published - 2004

Keywords

Minerals
New South Wales
Parkes Region
Copper ores
Gold ores
Weathering

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The mineralogy of the oxidised zone of the E26 orebody at Northparkes, New South Wales

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