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Locality Name:
Sandiego Prospect (Gordon Downs 2), Koongie Park Community, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1850
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1850

mindat Locality ID: 289781
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-289781.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sandiego Prospect (Gordon Downs 2), Koongie Park Community, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°22'4"S
Longitude: 127°27'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.367777777778,127.45583333333
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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteFluoriteGarnetMarcasite
MicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTalc
TitaniteZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Grunerite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21850185003419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31850185001534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18501850027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1850185005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218501850027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1850185004165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21850185009895
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2185018500129
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21850185009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18501850024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu18501850030554
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2185018500223
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31850185005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418501850014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21850185005674
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21850185002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218501850039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81850185009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218501850061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18501850021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O185018500456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21850185003337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1850185004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21850185002562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1850185005251


1 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
Cr-0000618501850   whole rock  YesChromiteCr146977Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaEST PILBARA BLOCKS AND HALLS CREEK MOBILE ZONE, WESTERN AUSTRALIASun et al. (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90045-CPR50_1 

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