Marble Bar Jasper Deposit

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 jasper deposit.

Published february 24 2016 at 2112 1414 in jasper deposit previous. The marble bar tourist association is a local group committed to attracting tourists to marble bar and preserving the history of the region. The name marble bar was derived from a nearby jasper bar mistaken for marble and now known as marble bar which runs across the bed of the coongan river. Nullagine nullagine is an old gold rush town in western australia s pilbara region.

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 beyond the government buildings. The marble bar tourist association is a local group committed to attracting tourists to marble bar and preserving the history of the region. 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 which was initially thought to be marble but which was jasper a highly coloured cryptocrystalline variety of quartz. The marble bar pool and chinaman s pool named after chinese market gardens which were once here are popular for swimming and picnicking but. 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. It crosses the coongan river about 5 km west of the town and is clearly signposted off general street via the hillside woodstock road.

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. Marble bar of course is a settlement so we have records. It is located on the nullagine river 296 km south east of port hedland and 1 364 km north north east of.

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. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed. 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. The bar itself located on the coongan river just out of town is a jasper deposit which settlers first thought was marble.

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. It crosses the coongan river about 5 km west of the town and is clearly signposted off general street beyond the government buildings. This is one of those places you have never heard of and no one mentions and you get here and the history. About us destinations contact us.