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Locality Name:
Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3350
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 246356
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-246356.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Coppin Pool
Marandoo Mine
Mount Tom Price Mine
Printstone Site
Western Turner Syncline Mine (Stage1; Stage 2; Section 10; Section 17)

Latitude: 22°44'37"S
Longitude: 117°54'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.743611111111,117.90527777778

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Br C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundum
CovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeMalachiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRocksaltSpinel
StilpnomelaneTalcTetrahedrite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Danielsite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Minnesotaite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Perroudite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)160215881148992734
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb335065114899175
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3350651148994979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S160215881148995707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21602158811489927198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS65651148992600
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS160215881148994165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3350651148992970
Danielsite  (*)None(Cu,Ag)14HgS865651148991
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2277017901149019895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1602158811489924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)220918431149017437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327701843214900,1490114640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427701843214900,1490114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)233506511489912537
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)22209184311490161
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)335065114899362
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2656511489923
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2335065114899142
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3350651148991725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8160215881148999056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2335065214899,1490161156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)222091843114901375
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2335065114899454
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6335065114899134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)220918431149016417
Silver  (*)CopperAg3350651148995186
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O22091843114901456
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS16021588114899332
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO3350651148991101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13160215881148995317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl335065114899605



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000215Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000216Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000217Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000218Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000219Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000220Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000221Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000222Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000223Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000224Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000225Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000226Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000227Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000229Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback


35 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Emily000075269026782684±6SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94776  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000076297629442960±16SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon103225  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000077272127092715±6SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94775  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000078294229302936±6SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94775  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000079335032003350-3200SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94775  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000080229422842289±5SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94773  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000081277027502760±10SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94760  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000082276427482756±8SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94761  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000083277227562764±8SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94759  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000084278527652775±10SHRIMP U-Th-Pb 207Pb/206Pb zircon86738  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000085277627502763±13SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon94792  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000086294129092925±16SHRIMP U-Th-Pb zircon103227  ZirconZircon 220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261 
Emily000091160215881595±7Pb-Pb monazite, sphene    S220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolGulson (1984)10.2113/gsecongeo.79.3.476EG79_476 
Emily000092484478481±3Sr-Sr biotite     220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolPage et al. (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.8.2138EG87_2138 
Emily000093160815901599±9U-Pb monazite     220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolPage et al. (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.8.2138EG87_2138 
Emily000094160815921600±8Pb-Pb zircon   Zircon  220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolPage et al. (1992)10.2113/gsecongeo.87.8.2138EG87_2138 
Emily000095164015701605±35Rb-Sr whole rock     220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolPidgeon (1967)10.1093/petrology/8.2.283JP8_283 
Emily000096157815681573±5Ar-Ar hornblende     220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCoppin PoolHarrison et al. (1981)10.1016/0012-821X(81)90092-3EPSL55_123 
Hg-000026565       Cinnabar, Danielsite, PerrouditeHg220Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia Nickel (1985); Sarp et al. (1987); Arndt et al. (1991)   
Giersdorf_00000216275027502750        17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Overlies the Fortescue group disconformably to unconformably
Giersdorf_00000217269026302690-2630        17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Uppermost formation in the Fortescue Group
Giersdorf_00000218260026002600        17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Lowest formation in the Hamersley Group
Giersdorf_00000219260024802600-2480        17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Carbonate layer overlying the Marra Mamba BIF, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000215277027702770        17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Fortescue Group begins with early clastic sedimentation and mafic volcanism
Giersdorf_00000220260024802600-2480        17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Shale and chert layer overlying the Wittenoom carbonate formation, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000221248024502480-2450        17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837BIF overlying the Mt. Sylvia and Mt. McRae Shale layers, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000222248024502480-2450 Felsic and Mafic ages are indistinguishable through current dating techniques, suggesting bimodal volcanic activity in the area      17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837BIF overlying the Brockman BIF, part of the Hamersley group, ages of the felsic and mafic units in this stratigraphy are indistinguishable from each other, suggesting a contemporaneous formation time.
Giersdorf_00000223247424662470±4U-PbVolcanogenic zircon crystals dated provide a good estimate of the gate of the Dales Gorge member and thereby the Brockman BIF    Zircon 17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Member layer in the Brockman BIF, volcanogenic zircons provide an age for this member
Giersdorf_00000224222421942209±15U-PbThis age is a useful constraint on the age of the basal Wyloo Group unconformity.    Zircon 17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of the base of the Beasley River Quartzite which overlies the Hamersley and the Turee Creek group
Giersdorf_00000225184518411843±2 Minimum age of the iron mineralization in the Hamersley province.      17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of the bimodal volcanic unit at the base of the Ashburton Formation in the Upper Wyloo Group.
Giersdorf_00000226186617901828±38        17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of the bimodal volcanic unit at the base of the Ashburton Formation in the Upper Wyloo Group.
Giersdorf_00000227179017901790 Age is considered to represent a late stage in the fold and thrust belt that marks the end of the Wyloo group.      17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Intrusion age into the folded and creased trough of the Ashburton layer
Giersdorf_00000229179017901790 Postdated age of granites folded into the Ashburton formation      17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Postdated age of the Ashburton formation
Giersdorf_00000230220922092209 Maximum age of the iron mineralization found in the area      17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of Basalt in the Cheela Springs Basalt unit, part of the lower Wyloo group
Giersdorf_00000231220918432209-1843 The window of Fe mineralization is between the ages of the Cheela Springs Basalt unit of the Lower Wyloo group, and the June Hills Volcanics unit in the Upper Wyloo group.     Fe17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia Taylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age window of Fe mineralization in the area


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070419Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R070419


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