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Locality Name:
Bounty Gold Mine, Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2920
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2920

mindat Locality ID: 203551
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203551.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bounty Gold Mine, Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°6'14"S
Longitude: 119°46'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.103888888889,119.78083333333
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Si W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite
Spinel

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)22920292003419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32920292002353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2920292009052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)29202920027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS229202920027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2920292001025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2920292008173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2292029200129
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS29202920024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC2920292002812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2292029200223
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6292029200741
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O429202920014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22920292005674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22920292005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)229202920017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82920292001512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS229202920039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82920292009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229202920061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2920292004894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS29202920021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6292029200688
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22920292002562


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_036292029202920     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru266736Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaForrestaniaBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 

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