Mineral Evolution Database

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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2709
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2591

mindat Locality ID: 13668
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13668.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Spargoville, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Dalglish Elbaite Prospect
Depot Rocks West Prospect
Giles Columbite-Beryl Pegmatite (Giles Prospect)
Giles Elbaite Pegmatite (Moriarty's Claim)
Hilditch Ni Prospect
Lady Allison Gold Prospect
Location 1A Deposit
Location 2 Deposit (Location 5B)
Location 3 (Location 5D; Andrew's Shaft)
Location 5A Deposit
Mandilla Gold Mine
Mount Marion Gold Mine (Ghost Crab)
Mount Marion Pegmatites
North Moriarty Elbaite Pegmatite
Samphire Gold Mine
South Moriarty Columbite Pegmatite
South Spargoville Columbite Pegmatite
Spargo's Reward Gold Mine
Spargoville Rose Quartz Deposit
Wattle Dam
Yallari Project

Latitude: 31°15'34"S
Longitude: 121°28'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.259444444444,121.46666666667

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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Catapleiite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper
Corundum	Feldspar	Garnet	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Talc	Tourmaline

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Catapleiite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Euclase ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Holmquistite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schorl ()*	Smythite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Violarite ()*

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 C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O S Si Sn Ta Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Catapleiite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper
Corundum Feldspar Garnet Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Talc Tourmaline

43 IMA Minerals at location:

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	2613	2591	2	15326,15338	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	2613	2591	1	15338	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2613	2591	7	15321,15322,15327,15331,15332,15334,15335	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	2613	2591	2	15320,15337	1310
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2613	2591	1	15325	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2613	2591	1	15336	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2613	2591	1	15328	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2613	2591	5	15321,15322,15331,15335,15336	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2613	2591	1	15338	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2613	2591	1	15331	5171
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	2613	2591	1	15338	113
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2613	2591	2	15326,15327	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2613	2591	1	15327	3902
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	2613	2591	1	15321	518
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2613	2591	1	15330	327
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2613	2591	1	15328	9895
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2613	2591	3	15319,15322,15332	520
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	2613	2591	1	15321	120
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2613	2591	6	15324,15329,15330,15333,15336,15338	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2613	2591	1	15327	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2613	2591	1	15329	14640
Holmquistite ()*	Amphibole	Li₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2613	2591	1	15331	42
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	2613	2591	1	15331	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2613	2591	2	15327,15331	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2613	2591	1	15328	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2613	2591	6	15321,15322,15331,15332,15334,15335	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2613	2591	6	15321,15322,15331,15332,15334,15335	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2613	2591	1	15326	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2613	2591	1	15326	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2613	2591	2	15326,15327	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2613	2591	5	15326,15327,15328,15330,15336	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2613	2591	4	15326,15327,15330,15336	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2613	2591	13	15319,15320,15321,15322,15326,15327,15329,15330,15331,15334,15335,15336,15337	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2613	2591	5	15321,15322,15331,15334,15335	2705
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	2613	2591	1	15327	77
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2613	2591	2	15321,15331	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2613	2591	1	15327	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	2613	2591	2	15321,15331	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	2613	2591	1	15337	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2613	2591	2	15325,15330	3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	2613	2591	1	15331	211
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2613	2591	4	15325,15326,15328,15330	2562
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2613	2591	1	15328	380

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_651	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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
	Kristen002501	2613	2591	2602±11				zircon			Yes	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_651	2709	2701	2705±4		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province								Ni, Cu	13668	Spargoville, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Spargoville	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

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