Woodgreen, Northern Territory : explanatory notes
Northern Territory Geological Survey
E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT; Australia 1:100 000 Geological Map Series
2007
Australia 1:100 000 Geological Map Wood 5458; Australia 1:250 000 Geological MapAlcoota SF5310; Australia 1:250 000 Geological MapAlcoota SF5310
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Geology; Georgina Basin; Arunta Region
Northern Territory Government; Northern Territory Government
Darwin
1st ed.
Australia 1:100 000 Geological Map Series
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T h e g r a n i t e s i n t r u d e a m p h i b o l i t e n e a r t h e U t o p i a t a n t a l i t e p r o s p e c t , b u t o t h e r w i s e t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h o t h e r u n i t s i s u n k n o w n . T h e g r a n i t e s t y p i c a l l y h a v e a l o w t o m o d e r a t e ( u p t o 1 0 0 0 x 1 0 - 5 S I s u s c e p t i b i l i t y ) m a g n e t i c r e s p o n s e . T a b u l a r b o d i e s o f f r e s h l a y e r e d c a l c - s i l i c a t e r o c k a r e p r e s e n t w i t h i n t h e g r a n i t o i d a b o u t 4 k m e a s t - n o r t h e a s t o f ne w B o r e . T h e c a l c - s i l i c a t e r o c k s a r e c o m p o s i t i o n a l l y v a r i a b l e a n d i n c l u d e f e l s i c , e p i d o t e - r i c h a n d a m p h i b o l e - r i c h v a r i e t i e s . F e l s i c r o c k s a r e r i c h i n p l a g i o c l a s e a n d q u a r t z , w i t h l e s s e r e p i d o t e , t i t a n i t e , a c t i n o l i t e a n d c l i n o p y r o x e n e . T h e s e a r e i n t e r l a y e r e d w i t h r o c k s t h a t a r e r i c h i n g r o s s u l a r g a r n e t , t o g e t h e r w i t h v e r y e p i d o t e - r i c h r o c k s t h a t c o n t a i n t h e a s s e m b l a g e e p i d o t e , p l a g i o c l a s e , t i t a n i t e , c l i n o p y r o x e n e , g r o s s u l a r a n d q u a r t z . H o r n b l e n d e a m p h i b o l i t e , w i t h c o m m o n t i t a n i t e a n d c o a r s e p h e n o c r y s t s o f p l a g i o c l a s e , m a y h a v e a m e t a - i g n e o u s o r i g i n . T h e t w o m a i n o u t c r o p s ( 4 3 3 4 0 0 m e 7 5 5 3 7 6 3 m n, 4 3 2 3 0 0 m e 7 5 5 4 0 0 0 m n) b o t h h a v e a s i m i l a r n o r t h w e s t e r l y t r e n d a n d m a y b e l i n k e d b e n e a t h c o v e r . gi v e n t h e c a l c - s i l i c a t e c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e r o c k , i t i s m o s t l i k e l y a l a r g e r a f t o f m e t a s e d i m e n t a r y c o u n t r y r o c k . I t h a s m i n e r a l o g i c a l s i m i l a r i t i e s t o t h e a m p h i b o l i t e n e a r U t o p i a t a n t a l i t e p r o s p e c t a t 4 4 4 8 0 0 m e 7 5 4 1 7 0 0 m n a n d m a y h a v e a s i m i l a r o r i g i n . T h i s i s a l s o i n d i c a t e d b y s i m i l a r U - pr e dom i na nt r a di om e t r i c s i gn a t ur e s . P r e l i m i na r y S H rI M P U - P b zircon g e o c h r o n o l o g i c a l d a t a ( J C l a o u e L ong , ge oc i e nc e A us t r a l i a ) i ndi c a t e s t ha t t he M ol l i e gr a ni t e C om pl e x i nt r ude d dur i ng t he S t r a ngw a ys e ve nt . u ndi v ide d gr anitoid r ocks (LP g) ne a r t he c e nt r a l n or t he r n bor de r of W ood gr e e n, t he gr a nt B l uf f F or m a t i on ove r l i e s a m e di um - gr a i ne d, e qu i gr a nul a r , l e uc oc r a t i c m us c ovi t e gr a ni t e . T hi s gr a ni t e i s e f f e c t i ve l y non- m a gne t i c . M os t out c r ops a r e s t r ongl y w e a t he r e d. T he gr a ni t e i s w hi t e i n c ol our a w a y f r om t he unc onf or m i t y , but i s not a bl y r e dde ne d w i t hi n t e ns of m e t r e s of t he unc onf or m i t y s ur f a c e . S i m i l a r gr a ni t e on t he s out he r n m a r gi n of B A rroW C reeK i nt r ude s t he L e da n S c hi s t ( H a i ne s et al 1991) . S e ve r a l l ow out c r ops of de e pl y w e a t he r e d a nd f e r r ugi ni s e d ( but no n- m a gne t i c ) m e di um - gr a i ne d e qui gr a nul a r gr a ni t e a r e f ound a r ound 400800m e 7540800m n, s out h of M ount H a r pe r . A r ound 444592m e 7532298m n, w e a kl y f ol i a t e d pi nk m us c ovi t e - be a r i ng l e uc oc r a t i c m i c r ogr a ni t e i s ove r l a i n by ge or gi na B a s i n r oc ks . I t i s a l m os t non- m a gne t i c ( m a xi m um s us c e pt i bi l i t y 66 x 10 - 5 S I ) , w i t h a m ode r a t e r a di om e t r i c r e s pons e . 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