Climbing Mount Philp 479m (North West Queensland, Outback Australia)
Mount Philp is a prominent ridge 2.5km long and 25m wide which consists of hematite and quartz with small amounts of magnetic, containing 30 to 40% iron. It has been investigated as a source of iron ore, but the reserves are too small to be economic. The ironstone is banded and may have formed by replacement of the Corella Formation by iron-rich fluids perhaps adjacent to a fault zone.
Source: Rocks and Landscapes of Northwest Queensland by Laurie Hutton and Ian Withnall.
Climbing Mount Philp 479m (North West Queensland, Outback Australia)
Mount Philp is a prominent ridge 2.5km long and 25m wide which consists of hematite and quartz with small amounts of magnetic, containing 30 to 40% iron. It has been investigated as a source of iron ore, but the reserves are too small to be economic. The ironstone is banded and may have formed by replacement of the Corella Formation by iron-rich fluids perhaps adjacent to a fault zone.
Source: Rocks and Landscapes of Northwest Queensland by Laurie Hutton and Ian Withnall.