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Occurrence of phosphate in Upper Proterozoic rocks at Rum Jungle, Northern Territory

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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A rock type, referred to by the field term of lilac formation, which occurs within the Upper Proterozoic Buldiva Sandstone at Castlemaine Hill, Rum Jungle, was found by laboratory investigations to be high-grade phosphate rock. The phosphate-bearing mineral is apatite. Samples collected as a result of this discovery confirmed the presence of phosphate in a number of scattered outcrops along the eastern flank of Castlemaine Hill. The size and grade of the deposits is unknown

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Title Occurrence of phosphate in Upper Proterozoic rocks at Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/30b17b07-44b4-455d-a6ac-d2e4e33a3d36
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Occurrence of phosphate in Upper Proterozoic rocks at Rum Jungle, Northern Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/occurrence-of-phosphate-in-upper-proterozoic-rocks-at-rum-jungle-northern-territory1