Agnes Waters

Agnes Waters (Rocky Point)

Placer, shoreline rare earth element deposit in Queensland, Australia

Deposit type: Placer, shoreline

REE minerals: Monazite

Ore minerals: ilmenite, zircon, rutile

Gangue minerals: quartz

Host rock types: dune sand

Average grade:

Status: Occurrence

Company: Mineral Deposits Ltd.

Resource estimates: 2-4% HM

Average grade: 1.36% ilmenite, 0.18% rutile

Marine placer. 3 generations of dune formation.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org

2. https://books.google.cl/books?id=jPskAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA4-PA13&lpg=RA4-PA13&dq=Green+Cove+Springs+Mine+monazite&source=bl&ots=8xH_PV9MoG&sig=MkXPfqzQ6OM4zmU2OWc-eHL2-GQ&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6-bG1mfbMAhUDE5AKHYGfCWsQ6AEIKDAD#v=onepage&q&f=false

3. http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/ree.php?mineral=monazite