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Mookaite comes in an array of colours - see pictures below. Red, white and yellow being the predominant colours, but also, bone/ivory, orange, purple, maroon, pink, crimson, mustard, as well as many variations on these. However the red, white and yellow can often be found as significant single colour patches in any particular rock.

The following pictures depict the mining area with some of the mining procedures and finally some examples of Mookaite

 

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Mookaite fragments in a new pavement

A blood-red block in the new area

Splitting a large piece using feathers and wedges

Another view. Nearly there!

Washing area

Loading truck

Bags at Woolshed

Road Train about to depart

Mookaite Samples

 

 

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