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Locality Name:
Munni Munni Complex, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2941
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2909

mindat Locality ID: 187867
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187867.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Munni Munni Complex, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°7'11"S
Longitude: 116°51'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.119722222222,116.85
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 Bi Ca Cu Fe H Hg Mg Ni O Pd Pt S Si Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi Ca Cu Fe H Hg Mg Ni O Pd Pt S Si Te Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluminiteBarringeriteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumMeloniteNickelineNonePentlandite
PotaritePyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinelTalcUllmannite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminite  (*)Atheneite  (*)Augite  (*)Braggite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cooperite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Michenerite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Palladium  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)
Platarsite  (*)Platinum  (*)Potarite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Talc  (*)Telluropalladinite  (*)Temagamite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O29412909078
Atheneite  (*)BarringeritePd2(As0.75Hg0.25)29412909015
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62941290902060
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4294129090101
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS229402914027198
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS294129090124
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6294129090944
Gold  (*)CopperAu29412909030554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32941290905433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O429412909014899
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe294129090114
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2294129090133
Palladium  (*)CopperPd29412909059
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82940291401512
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6294129090303
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS29412909044
Platinum  (*)CopperPt294129090485
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg29412909025
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS229412909039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82941290909056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229412909061156
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2294129090337
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22941290903337
Telluropalladinite  (*)NonePd9Te429412909015
Temagamite  (*)NonePd3HgTe329412909024


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_321Hunter Resources diamond drillhole MMD4 at 170.8-173.0 m. Layered ultramafic-mafic complex intrudes granitoid of granite-greenstone terrane.
Michelle_634Stratabound PGEs-Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion


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
Michelle_321294129092925±16U-PbAge of intrusionzircon103227  Zircon  187867Munni Munni Complex, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMunni Munni ComplexArndt et al. (1991)10.1080/08120099108727971AJES38_261Age of intrusion into the Munni Munni Complex. It is the older limit of the unconformably overlying Fortescue Group.
Michelle_634294029142927±13 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu187867Munni Munni Complex, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMunni MunniHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See 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).

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