Edna May Gold Mine, Westonia, Westonia Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Edna May Gold Mine | Mine |
Westonia | - not defined - |
Westonia Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 17' 29'' South , 118° 41' 58'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Westonia | 213 (2013) | 1.3km |
Burracoppin | 323 (2013) | 23.8km |
Moorine Rock | 189 (2013) | 40.7km |
Merredin | 2,668 (2012) | 45.5km |
Lake Brown | 232 (2018) | 51.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
244623
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:244623:6
GUID (UUID V4):
6fd4f440-c956-4069-b267-8c6c869769d2
Name(s) in local language(s):
Edna May mine
Open cut gold mine, currently operated by Evolution Mining. The Edna May mine is located near the northern end of the Westonia Greenstone Belt in Western Australia's Archaean Yilgarn Craton. The Westonia Greenstone Belt comprises a series of outliers of predominantly amphibolite-grade metamorphic rocks extending approximately 100km WNW from near Edwards Find, south of Southern Cross. The remainder of the terrane comprises granitic rocks and their metamorphosed equivalents.
The Edna May gold mineralisation is hosted within three en echelon tonalitic gneiss intrusions, namely Edna May, Greenfinch and Golden Point. The deposits are bound to the north and south by an ultramafic ampbibolite.
Current resource at Edna May is 48Mt at 1.0 g/t Au. Current annual production is 70-80koz Au.
A Western Australian Museum field trip to the mine took place in October 2009, during which full access was granted to collect from historical mine dumps and stockpiles. Two days of collecting yielded very little specimen material. None of the interesting secondary lead minerals reported by Simpson (1948) e.g. crocoite and tungsten-bearing wulfenite, were found. Such minerals in the oxide zone of orogenic gold deposits are often associated with high grade secondary gold mineralisation, and hence were usually earmarked for processing.
The deposit is found in a small greenstone roof pendant in granite. The sequence shows metamorphosed interbedded mafic schist, amphibolite schist, coarse grained amphibolite, hornblende-biotite schist, gneisses and some ultramafic rocks. The greenstone is sheared and highly contorted, dipping 50 degrees north-east. The greenstone is intruded by pegmatite and hornblende dykes.
The host to the mineralisation is an elongate north-west trending lens of biotite-hornblende gneiss, 420 metres long by 140 metres wide, as an enclave in mafic rocks.
The mineralisation is within thick folded quartz pegmatite reefs in fissures. The quartz is milky white and translucent. The source states rows of fluid inclusions have been found in the quartz. The gold is disseminated in the quartz, some feldspar and wolfram mineralisation, rather than in sulphides, although paradoxically gold grades are directly related to sulphide abundance. Gibb-Maitland states there was considerable masses of scheelite and wolframite, several inches in diameter in coarsely crystallised pegmatite veins, below the 550 foot level.
There are four parallel reefs called Edna May, South, Middle, and Consolidated. The reefs fold into an anticline, pitching 50 degrees north-west, and intersects at the surface as a boomerang shaped outcrop (now likely gone through mining). The reefs are broken into vertical offset sections by low angle faults, cut by granite dykes, and mafic dykes.
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51 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
β Anorthite var. Labradorite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
β Anthophyllite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
β Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β Crocoite Formula: PbCr6+O4 |
β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O |
β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
β Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
β Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Graphite Formula: C |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Halite Formula: NaCl |
β Halloysite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Hisingerite Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β Hydrokenoelsmoreite Formula: ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
β Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite |
β 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Kaolinite var. Chrome-Kaolinite Formula: (Al,Cr)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
β Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Pucherite Formula: Bi(VO4) |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β 'Wolframite Group' |
β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
β 'Xenotime' |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
β | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
β | Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite | 4.DH.15 | β»2W2O6(H2O) |
β | 4.DH.15 | β»2W2O6(H2O) | |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 Β· 7H2O |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Crocoite | 7.FA.20 | PbCr6+O4 |
β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Pucherite | 8.AD.40 | Bi(VO4) |
β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | β»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Kaolinite var. Chrome-Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | (Al,Cr)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 | |
β | Hisingerite | 9.ED.10 | Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Anorthite var. Labradorite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
β | Albite var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
β | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) | |
β | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
β | Albite var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
β | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Xenotime' | - | |
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | β Kaolinite var. Chrome-Kaolinite | (Al,Cr)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Graphite | C |
C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
O | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
O | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
O | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
O | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | β Kaolinite var. Chrome-Kaolinite | (Al,Cr)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | β Halite | NaCl |
Na | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Na | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Al | β Kaolinite var. Chrome-Kaolinite | (Al,Cr)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Si | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
Si | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | β Kaolinite var. Chrome-Kaolinite | (Al,Cr)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Halite | NaCl |
Cl | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ca | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | β Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
Cr | β Kaolinite var. Chrome-Kaolinite | (Al,Cr)2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
Fe | β Hisingerite | Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
Fe | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | β Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Neoarchean : 2744 Ma to 2726 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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