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Locality Name:
Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2925
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 10525
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10525.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 162
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 149

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Balladonia Roadhouse
Camel Donga Meteorite
Cocklebiddy Roadhouse
Eucla
Fraser Range
Lake Johnston
Madura Roadhouse
Mundrabilla Roadhouse
Norseman
North Haig
Rawlinna
Sinclair Caesium Deposit

Latitude: 31°25'45"S
Longitude: 124°38'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.429166666667,124.64638888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aphthitalite	Arcanite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite
Baddeleyite	Beryl	Biphosphammite	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Crichtonite	Cristobalite	Diamond	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Iron
Kaolinite	Löllingite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Oxalate	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Syngenite	Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Tridymite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cs Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aphthitalite Arcanite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite
Baddeleyite Beryl Biphosphammite Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Crichtonite Cristobalite Diamond Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Iron
Kaolinite Löllingite Marcasite Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Oxalate Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Syngenite Talc Tetradymite Titanite Tourmaline Tridymite Zircon

110 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*
Andalusite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Aphthitalite ()*	Arcanite ()*
Archerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baddeleyite ()*	Beryl ()*	Biphosphammite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Brushite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*
Chromite ()*	Cohenite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Daubréelite ()*
Diamond ()*	Diopside ()*	Elbaite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Grunerite ()*	Guanine ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hannayite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Lonsdaleite ()*	Loveringite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Majorite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*
Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monetite ()*	Mundrabillaite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Newberyite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Oxammite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Petalite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Pollucite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Putnisite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ringwoodite ()*	Rucklidgeite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Selenium ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Stercorite ()*	Suessite ()*	Sylvanite ()*
Sylvite ()*	Syngenite ()*	Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Troilite ()*	Uricite ()*
Violarite ()*	Weddellite ()*	Whitlockite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2709	2584	9	15637,15665,15677,15700,15713,15724,15751,15754,15764	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	15656	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2656	2584	4	15691,15692,15751,15764	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2925	2917	1	15649	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			2	15700,15751	489
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	2709	2584	2	15691,15754	1310
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	15623	1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2925	2917	1	15649	718
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	0	0	2	15630,15653	77
Arcanite ()*	Arcanite	K₂(SO₄)	0	0	2	15630,15652	30
Archerite ()*	Biphosphammite	H₂K(PO₄)	0	0	3	15628,15630,15653	7
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2656	2584	5	15677,15693,15733,15751,15764	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	15668	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			2	15623,15678	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	15719	5509
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂			1	15623	238
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2925	2584	2	15649,15691	4286
Biphosphammite ()*	Biphosphammite	(NH₄)H₂(PO₄)	0	0	3	15630,15652,15653	11
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2656	2584	1	15764	1966
Brushite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O	0	0	2	15630,15652	104
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2656	2584	8	15653,15665,15666,15677,15700,15749,15751,15764	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2656	2584	2	15691,15692	5171
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	2709	2584	1	15657	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2925	2584	11	15638,15644,15649,15656,15665,15677,15693,15700,15754,15755,15764	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	15776	203
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			4	15656,15678,15773,15776	3902
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃			1	15656	77
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	15623	453
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2925	2917	1	15649	327
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	15656	157
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			2	15773,15776	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2656	2584	2	15764,15776	4135
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2656	2584	1	15691	520
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	2709	2701	8	15625,15629,15631,15678,15754,15774,15775,15776	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2656	2584	4	15641,15700,15751,15764	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2656	2584	1	15691	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			6	15665,15700,15724,15736,15749,15751	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2920	2920	3	15650,15666,15776	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2920	2584	95	15650,15657,15658,15659,15660,15661,15662,15663,15664,15665,15666,15667,15668,15669,15670,15671,15672,15673,15675,15676,15677,15679,15682,15683,15684,15685,15687,15688,15689,15690,15693,15694,15696,15698,15699,15700,15701,15702,15703,15704,15705,15706,15707,15709,15711,15712,15713,15714,15715,15716,15718,15719,15720,15721,15722,15723,15724,15725,15726,15727,15728,15729,15730,15731,15732,15733,15734,15735,15736,15737,15738,15740,15741,15742,15743,15744,15745,15746,15747,15749,15751,15752,15753,15756,15757,15758,15759,15761,15762,15763,15764,15765,15767,15768,15769	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			3	15656,15773,15776	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2925	2917	1	15649	223
Guanine ()*	None	C₅H₃(NH₂)N₄O	0	0	2	15630,15653	7
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0	0	4	15630,15677,15700,15751	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	0	0	2	15653,15776	1398
Hannayite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂Mg₃(PO₃OH)₄·8H₂O	0	0	1	15630	7
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2920	2920	1	15650	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			2	15700,15751	804
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	0	0	1	15630	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2920	2584	10	15621,15623,15635,15650,15665,15677,15700,15733,15751,15764	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			4	15623,15656,15773,15776	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2920	2920	6	15650,15666,15669,15676,15694,15757	5591
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	2656	2584	1	15764	762
Lonsdaleite ()*	None	C			2	15773,15776	13
Loveringite ()*	Crichtonite	(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₁₈O₃₈			1	15678	9
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	2709	2584	1	15657	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2925	2917	3	15649,15650,15776	14899
Majorite ()*	Garnet	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃			1	15780	24
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2709	2701	4	15665,15693,15754,15758	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2656	2584	3	15641,15691,15764	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	15755	1066
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	0	0	1	15630	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	15662	5800
Monetite ()*	None	Ca(PO₃OH)	0	0	1	15630	21
Mundrabillaite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂Ca(PO₃OH)₂·H₂O	0	0	1	15653	2
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2925	2584	7	15639,15649,15677,15691,15700,15751,15764	17380
Newberyite ()*	None	Mg(PO₃OH)·3H₂O	0	0	1	15653	24
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	15657,15750	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	15678	2349
Oxammite ()*	Oxalate	(NH₄)₂(C₂O₄)·H₂O	0	0	1	15653	3
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2925	2701	5	15638,15644,15649,15656,15754	1512
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀	2656	2584	3	15691,15692,15781	124
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			2	15700,15751	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	15678	2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			6	15623,15632,15642,15773,15775,15776	303
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O			1	15781	140
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2656	2584	1	15764	1898
Putnisite ()*	Not in a structural group	SrCa₄Cr³⁺₈(CO₃)₈(SO₄)(OH)₁₆·25H₂O			1	15755	2
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2925	2917	18	15648,15649,15665,15666,15682,15693,15700,15715,15717,15731,15733,15738,15749,15751,15753,15755,15757,15758	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	15656	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2925	2584	12	15638,15644,15649,15665,15677,15693,15700,15733,15751,15754,15755,15764	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2925	2584	63	15623,15637,15639,15641,15646,15649,15650,15660,15665,15666,15667,15668,15669,15670,15671,15676,15677,15678,15679,15682,15684,15688,15689,15691,15692,15693,15694,15696,15698,15699,15700,15706,15711,15713,15714,15715,15720,15721,15724,15727,15730,15731,15733,15737,15738,15741,15743,15744,15745,15749,15750,15751,15752,15753,15754,15755,15756,15757,15758,15762,15763,15764,15781	61156
Ringwoodite ()*	Spinel	SiMg₂O₄			1	15780	25
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄			1	15665	64
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			4	15635,15656,15665,15677	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	15700,15751,15762	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2656	2584	3	15691,15700,15751	2705
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	15656	374
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se			1	15656	143
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	2709	2701	1	15754	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			5	15656,15665,15700,15749,15751	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	15642	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	2656	2584	1	15691	688
Stercorite ()*	None	(NH₄)Na(PO₃OH)·4H₂O	0	0	1	15653	6
Suessite ()*	None	Fe₃Si			1	15776	6
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	15700	337
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			1	15776	275
Syngenite ()*	Syngenite	K₂Ca(SO₄)₂·H₂O	0	0	3	15630,15652,15653	44
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	15656	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2925	2917	3	15649,15650,15755	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	15665	276
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2656	2584	3	15641,15751,15764	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2920	2701	4	15650,15665,15754,15755	2562
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	15623	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			10	15623,15632,15633,15656,15773,15774,15775,15776,15777,15778	1044
Uricite ()*	None	C₅H₄N₄O₃			1	15652	13
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2925	2701	2	15649,15754	380
Weddellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	0	0	1	15653	32
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆	0	0	2	15630,15653	104
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			5	15621,15623,15635,15641,15646	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2656	2584	1	15764	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_0020	Cave in formation
Michelle_0021	Cave in formation
Michelle_611	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_619	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_638	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_0020	0	0	0		Age of mineralization		Aphthitalite, Biphosphammite, Brushite, Guanine, Gypsum, Monetite, Syngenite, Whitlockite		230	Murra-el-elevyn Cave, Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Murra-el-elevyn Cave	Bridge (1973)	10.1180/minmag.1973.039.304.10	MM39_467	Mineralization occurs on guano rich crust within a porous limestone cave. Nullarbor Limestone is Miocene in age and the world's largest limestone karst exposure.
EG105_1057_037	2920	2920	2920					Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	267018	Lake Johnston, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Lake Johnston	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
Michelle_611	2925	2917	>2921±4		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province			Ni, Cu	250498	Emily Ann Ni Mine, Lake Johnston, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Emily Ann	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See 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).
Michelle_619	2925	2917	>2921±4		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province			Ni, Cu	250497	Maggie Hays Ni Mine, Lake Johnston, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Maggie Hays	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See 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).
Michelle_0021	0	0	0		Age of mineralization		Aphthitalite, Archerite, Biphosphammite, Calcite, Guanine, Halite, Newberyite, Oxammite, Stercorite, Syngenite, Weddellite, Whitlockite		228	Petrogale Cave, Madura Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Petrogale Cave	Bridge (1977)	10.1180/minmag.1977.041.317.05	MM41_33	Mineralization occurs within a porous limestone cave. Nullarbor Limestone is Miocene in age and the world's largest limestone karst exposure.
Kristen002500	2656	2584	2620±36	Sm/Nd		albite, garnet			239018	Mount Deans Pegmatite Field, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Deans-Scotia	Tkachev (2011)	10, 1144/SP350,2	GSLSP350_7
Michelle_638	2709	2701	2705±4		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province			Ni, Cu	291265	Pioneer Ni Prospect, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Pioneer	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See 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). Dates on felsic volcanic rocks that include komatiites are consistent with an inferred eruption age for these komatiites of c. 2705 Ma.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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