Shale
UNB-2017-0203Rocks » Sedimentary » Shale
Description
Sample of shale with fine laminations including fine-grained sulphides seen within the lamination.
Mount Isa Mine has two separate ore bodies; The first one is a Copper Ore body and the second one is Lead-Zinc-Silver ore. Both ore bodies are from the Urquhart Shale (Lower Proterozoic). This sample likely came from Lead-Zinc-Silver ore body because the copper ore occurs in dolomite rock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Isa_Mines
http://geology.com/rocks/shale.shtml
Specifications
| Object name | Shale |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2017-0203 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Rock |
| Classification | Rock group: Sedimentary Sub-group: Shale |
| Composition | Sulphides, Clay, Mud |
| Age | Eon: Precambrian Era: Proterozoic Period: Paleo-Proterozoic |
| Numeric age | 2500 Mya |
| Origin | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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