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Locality Name:
Juan Complex, Kambalda Nickel Mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2742
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2670

mindat Locality ID: 203722
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203722.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Juan Complex, Kambalda Nickel Mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Otter Juan Mine
Otter Shoot Nickel Mine

Latitude: 31°10'4"S
Longitude: 121°39'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.167777777778,121.65333333333
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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pd Pt S Si Te W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Fe Mg Ni O Pd Pt S Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCorundum
DiasporeGypsumHydrotalciteMalachiteMeloniteMicaMilleriteNickelineNonePentlandite
PyriteQuartzScheeliteSerpentineSpinelTalcUllmanniteWoodwardite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Dolomite  (*)Gaspéite  (*)Glaukosphaerite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrohonessite  (*)
Kambaldaite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Melonite  (*)Michenerite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Népouite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pecoraite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Reevesite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Takovite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427422670215205,15206708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)274226701152063250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2742267009052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2742267011520611547
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22710270011520527198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4274226701152053902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8274226701152051756
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2274226701152059895
Gaspéite  (*)CalciteNi(CO3)2710270011520622
Glaukosphaerite  (*)MalachiteCuNi(CO3)(OH)22710270011520625
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)274226701152067437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2742267011520630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O274226701152066890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327422670014640
Hydrohonessite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)2710270011520612
Kambaldaite  (*)NoneNaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3·3H2O271027001152063
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)27422670215205,152061487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42742267011520514899
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2271027000207
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe271027000114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS271027001152061066
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)42710270011520666
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS271027000767
Pecoraite  (*)Clay SerpentineNi3Si2O5(OH)42710270011520640
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8271027001152051512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2274226701152052273
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S427102700115206131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227422670215205,1520639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82742267009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22742267011520561156
Reevesite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2710270011520648
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)274226701152064894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2742267006417
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2271027000337
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O42742267001934
Takovite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2710270011520618
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2274226701152053337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2274226701152052562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S427102700115206380


2 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
EG105_1057_029271027002710-2700     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru225Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaKambaldaBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Mo-N382_703-0001274226702706±36Re-Os isochron  Z58542, Z55765, Z55710, Z55725, Z58502, Z58507, Z5 Yes Mo225Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaKambalada, Perseverance, and Mt. KeithFoster et al. (1996)10.1038/382703a0N382_703 

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