Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2709
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2550

mindat Locality ID: 17643
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17643.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Lepidolite Hill Pegmatite
Londonderry Golden Hole
Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry)
Nepean Ni Mine
Tantalite Hill Pegmatite (Mercer's Find)

Latitude: 31°7'17"S
Longitude: 121°4'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.121388888889,121.07722222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Arsenic	Atacamite	Auricupride	Beryl	Bismutite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Epidote	Feldspar
Garnet	Gypsum	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Sulphur	Talc	Tourmaline	Valleriite	Wurtzite

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 B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Arsenic Atacamite Auricupride Beryl Bismutite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Cubanite Epidote Feldspar
Garnet Gypsum Marcasite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite
Perovskite Phenakite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Sulphur Talc Tourmaline Valleriite Wurtzite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Anthophyllite ()*	Awaruite ()*	Bavenite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bityite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinobisvanite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Cookeite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*	Eastonite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Eucryptite ()*
Ferrosilite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Heazlewoodite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ixiolite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Moraesite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Mushistonite ()*	Natanite ()*
Natroalunite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paragonite ()*	Paratacamite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Petalite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pollucite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pucherite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Trilithionite ()*	Valleriite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2709	2701	1	15315	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2709	2550	4	15312,15314,15315,15316	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2709	2701	1	15315	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	2709	2701	1	15315	1310
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2709	2701	1	15315	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2709	2701	1	15315	718
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	2709	2701	1	15315	166
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	2550	2550	1	15314	255
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2550	2550	3	15312,15314,15316	4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	2613	2550	1	15314	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2613	2550	1	15314	1966
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	2613	2550	1	15314	716
Bityite ()*	Mica Clay	CaLiAl₂(Si₂BeAl)O₁₀(OH)₂	2550	2550	1	15314	31
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2709	2701	1	15315	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2613	2550	2	15314,15316	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2613	2550	1	15314	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2709	2550	2	15314,15315	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2709	2701	1	15315	3902
Clinobisvanite ()*	None	Bi(VO₄)	2613	2550	1	15314	36
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2709	2701	1	15315	1025
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	2613	2550	1	15314	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	2613	2550	1	15314	289
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	2613	2550	2	15312,15314	181
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2709	2701	1	15315	1008
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	2709	2701	1	15315	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2709	2701	1	15315	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2709	2701	1	15315	4135
Eastonite ()*	Mica	KAlMg₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	2613	2550	1	15314	11
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2613	2550	1	15314	520
Eucryptite ()*	Phenakite	LiAlSiO₄	2613	2550	1	15314	29
Ferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	2550	2550	1	15316	84
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2709	2701	1	15315	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2613	2550	1	15313	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2709	2701	1	15315	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2613	2550	1	15314	6890
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	2709	2701	1	15315	205
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2709	2701	1	15315	5433
Ixiolite ()*	Columbite	(Ta_2/3Mn²⁺_1/3)O₂	2613	2550	1	15314	148
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	2613	2550	1	15314	1271
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2709	2701	1	15315	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2709	2701	1	15315	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2709	2701	1	15315	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2709	2550	4	15312,15314,15315,15316	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2709	2701	1	15315	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2709	2701	1	15315	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2613	2550	1	15314	1508
Moraesite ()*	None	Be₂(PO₄)(OH)·4H₂O	2550	2550	1	15314	35
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2709	2550	4	15312,15314,15315,15316	17380
Mushistonite ()*	Perovskite	Cu²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	2613	2550	1	15314	7
Natanite ()*	Perovskite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	2613	2550	1	15314	14
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2613	2550	1	15314	128
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2613	2550	1	15314	254
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2709	2701	1	15315	767
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2613	2550	1	15314	247
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	2613	2550	1	15314	158
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2709	2701	1	15315	1512
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀	2613	2550	3	15312,15314,15316	124
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2709	2701	1	15315	2273
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	2550	2550	1	15312	140
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2709	2550	2	15314,15315	1898
Pucherite ()*	Scheelite	Bi(VO₄)	2613	2550	1	15314	53
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2709	2701	1	15315	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	2613	2550	1	15314	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2709	2701	1	15315	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2709	2550	4	15312,15314,15315,15316	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2709	2701	1	15315	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2709	2701	1	15315	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	2709	2701	1	15315	1516
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2613	2550	3	15312,15314,15316	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2709	2701	1	15315	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2709	2701	1	15315	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	2613	2550	1	15314	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	2709	2701	1	15315	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2613	2550	1	15314	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2709	2701	1	15315	3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	2613	2550	2	15314,15316	211
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2709	2701	1	15315	2562
Trilithionite ()*	Mica	KLi_1.5Al_1.5(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	2613	2550	1	15314	28
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	2709	2701	1	15315	237

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_635	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Be-00037	2550	2550	2550		high			Bavenite, Moraesite	Be	17479	Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia		Jacobson et al. (2007)		BOOK_GPWA
Kristen002501	2613	2591	2602±11			zircon	Zircon			17479	Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Londonderry-Spargoville	Tkachev (2011)	10, 1144/SP350,2	GSLSP350_7
Michelle_635	2709	2701	2705±4	Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province					Ni, Cu	17610	Nepean Ni Mine, Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Nepean	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province). Dates on felsic volcanic rocks that include komatiites are consistent with an inferred eruption age for these komatiites of c. 2705 Ma.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060790	Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia	https://rruff.info/R060790

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