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Locality Name:
Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1790

mindat Locality ID: 264569
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-264569.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wittenoom, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dales Gorge
Wittenoom Gorge
Yampire Gorge

Latitude: 22°23'47"S
Longitude: 118°26'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.396388888889,118.44222222222
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: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H K O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClayCorundumDiasporeMicaNonePyriteQuartzSpinel
StilpnomelaneTalc

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Minnesotaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Tetraferriannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2260017901149253092
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2260024501149279895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26001790214925,149277437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326001790214925,1492714640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426001790214925,1492714899
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)22600245011492761
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22600245011492717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22600245011492739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226001790214925,1492761156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)226001790414925,14927,14929,14930375
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)260024501149276417
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O26001790214925,14927456
Tetraferriannite  (*)MicaKFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)226001790010


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
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_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_00000223Model 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


5 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
Giersdorf_00000218260026002600     Yes  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_00000220260024802600-2480     Yes  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     Yes  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_00000223247424662470±4U-PbVolcanogenic zircon crystals dated provide a good estimate of the gate of the Dales Gorge member and thereby the Brockman BIF   YesZircon 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_00000229179017901790 Postdated age of granites folded into the Ashburton formation   Yes  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

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