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

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

mindat Locality ID: 220
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-220.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coppin Pool, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°53'57"S
Longitude: 118°7'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.899166666667,118.13222222222
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 As Br C Cl Cu Fe H Hg I Ni O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Br C Cl Cu Fe H Hg I Ni O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteChalcopyriteCopperCovelliteDescloiziteMalachiteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRocksaltTetrahedrite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Danielsite  (*)Galena  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Perroudite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Silver  (*)
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)1602158802734
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb3350650175
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)33506504979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1602158805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216021588027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS656502600
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1602158804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O33506502970
Danielsite  (*)None(Cu,Ag)14HgS8656501
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16021588024243
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2335065012537
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)3350650362
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl26565023
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl23350650142
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl33506501725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81602158809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2335065061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)23350650454
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)63350650134
Silver  (*)CopperAg33506505186
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS160215880332
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO33506501101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131602158805317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl3350650605


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


20 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_00000215277027702770     Yes  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

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

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