Marble Bar Jasper Deposit

Nullagine nullagine is an old gold rush town in western australia s pilbara region.

Marble bar jasper deposit.

Marble bar is named after a local deposit of mineral first thought to be marble but later turned out to be jasper so it should be called jasper bar. Marble bar is in the east pilbara shire which is also the largest shire in the world. Marble bar was named after a local deposit of mineral first thought to be marble but which later proved to be jasper a highly coloured cryptocrystalline variety of quartz. Marble bar was named after a local deposit of mineral which was initially thought to be marble but which was jasper a highly coloured cryptocrystalline variety of quartz.

Marble bar was named after a local deposit of mineral first thought to be marble but which later proved to be jasper a highly coloured cryptocrystalline variety of quartz. In the summer it is bloody awful we are in the middle of winter and the forecast for the week is almost 32 c 90 f each day. This is one of those places you have never heard of and no one mentions and you get here and the history. Marble bar of course is a settlement so we have records.

About us destinations contact us. The bar itself located on the coongan river just out of town is a jasper deposit which settlers first thought was marble. The marble bar tourist association is a local group committed to attracting tourists to marble bar and preserving the history of the region. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

It crosses the coongan river about 5 km west of the town and is clearly signposted off general street beyond the government buildings. Jasper deposit 4km s down the comet mine road becomes hillside woodstock road lies the jasper deposit where you can fossick and take samples without interfering with the a class reserve. Published february 24 2016 at 2112 1414 in jasper deposit previous. It crosses the coongan river about 5 km west of the town and is clearly signposted off general street via the hillside woodstock road.

The marble bar pool and chinaman s pool named after chinese market gardens which were once here are popular for swimming and picnicking but. About us destinations contact us. As sandra put it marble bar is a special place in winter. The marble bar tourist association is a local group committed to attracting tourists to marble bar and preserving the history of the region.

Splashing water over the jasper highlights the richness of its colours. Published february 24 2016 at 2112 1414 in jasper deposit previous. It is located on the nullagine river 296 km south east of port hedland and 1 364 km north north east of. The marble bar tourist association is a local group committed to attracting tourists to marble bar and preserving the history of the region.