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Locality Name:
Kathleen Copper Mine, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2710
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2700

mindat Locality ID: 249020
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249020.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kathleen Copper Mine, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°28'23"S
Longitude: 120°33'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.473055555556,120.55
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 Cu F Fe H Li Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H Li Mg Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCovelliteEpidoteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneVesuvianite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Malachite  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22710270005509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42710270005516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2710270005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227102700027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2710270003531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2710270001025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2710270004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2710270002970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2710270008173
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)227102700012537
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6271027000688
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102710270001395


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG105_1057_030Also see: DOI 10.1007/s00710-004-0044-6


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
EG105_1057_030271027002710-2700     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru205671Agnew Gold Mine (Waroonga Underground Complex; Waroonga; Waroonga South; 450 South; EMU; Woronga), Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAgnew-Wiluna BeltBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 

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