Marble Bar Jasper Deposit

Marble bar is in the east pilbara shire which is also the largest shire in the world.

Marble bar jasper deposit.

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. 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. 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. As sandra put it marble bar is a special place in winter.

Nullagine nullagine is an old gold rush town in western australia s pilbara region. Marble bar of course is a settlement so we have records. It crosses the coongan river about 5 km west of the town and is clearly signposted off general street beyond the government buildings. 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.

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

Splashing water over the jasper highlights the richness of its colours. The marble bar pool and chinaman s pool named after chinese market gardens which were once here are popular for swimming and picnicking but. 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.

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. 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 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. About us destinations contact us. The marble bar tourist association is a local group committed to attracting tourists to marble bar and preserving the history of the region. Published february 24 2016 at 2112 1414 in jasper deposit previous.