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Locality Name:
Edna May Gold Mine, Westonia, Westonia Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2744
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2629

mindat Locality ID: 244623
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-244623.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Edna May Gold Mine, Westonia, Westonia Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°17'29"S
Longitude: 118°41'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.291388888889,118.69944444444
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 B Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti V W Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au B Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti V W Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteBaryteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMolybdenite
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTitaniteTourmalineZircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cordierite  (*)Crocoite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pucherite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)22744272603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2744272608803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32744272602353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52744272601310
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2744272601036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2274427260718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4274427260708
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62744272602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27442726027770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42744272603902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2744272603531
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182744272601008
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)27442726081
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62744272604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22744272609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2744272608173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O274427260484
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)274427260551
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2744272601188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27442726024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu27442726030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2744272602812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2744272606890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl2744272601398
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O274427260144
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)27442726057
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42744272605591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2744272601487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427442726014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22744272605674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2744272604924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22744272605800
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O274427260471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2744272602994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2744272602349
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)27442726053
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227442726039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2744272601725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82744272609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227442726061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22744272605614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2744272604894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2744272602705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2744272606417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO52744272601516
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2744272604899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22744272602562
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42744272601655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2744272605251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2744272601025


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
Kristen002496265126292640±11Sm/Nd albite, garnet  Yes  207543Westonia, Westonia Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWestonia-HolletonTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Mo-00482274427262735±9Re-Os molybdenite   MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo244623Edna May Gold Mine, Westonia, Westonia Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaEdna MayHannah et al. (2007)10.1130/G23538A.1G35_703 

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