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Locality Name:
Greenbushes Mine (Greenbushes Pegmatite), Greenbushes Tinfield, Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2529
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1100

mindat Locality ID: 11514
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11514.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Greenbushes Mine (Greenbushes Pegmatite), Greenbushes Tinfield, Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°51'17"S
Longitude: 116°3'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.854722222222,116.06055555556
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 B Be C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Be C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperCorundumDumortieriteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaMolybdenite
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteTitanite
TopazTourmalineTurquoiseZircon

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-holmquistite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Gold  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Holtite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Lithiophosphate  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Rynersonite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Simpsonite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Triphylite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Wodginite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2529252508803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F252925250244
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2529252501036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2529252509052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62529252502060
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182529252504286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)25292525027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22529252505171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS225292525027198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6252925250518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6252925250289
Copper  (*)CopperCu2529252503846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32529252501797
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)252925250648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)252925250520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6252925250944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2529252508173
Ferro-holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)22529252501
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2529252502740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22529252509617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4252925250445
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3252925250504
Gold  (*)CopperAu25292525030554
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)225292525042
Holtite  (*)Dumortierite(Ta0.6   0.4)Al6BSi3O182529252506
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32529252505433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2252925250148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42529252505591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42529252501507
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)252925250155
Lithiophosphate  (*)NoneLi3(PO4)2529252507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O425292525014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2529252504924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22529252505800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)252925250200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)225292525017380
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O252925250140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225292525039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225292525061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22529252505614
Rynersonite  (*)AeschyniteCaTa2O625292525014
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2529252502705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2529252506417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO52529252501516
Simpsonite  (*)NoneAl4Ta3O13(OH)25292525016
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O42529252501934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6252925250688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)252925250978
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO425292525053
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6252925250211
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2529252504899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22529252501476
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)252925250313
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O252925250484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22529252502718
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O825292525078
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2529252505251


4 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
Alexandra-0373252925252527 ± 2207Pb/206PbAge of pegmatitezircon104055 YesZirconAlbite, Cassiterite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneTa, Li185843Greenbushes Tinfield, Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaGreenbushes pegmatePartington et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.3.616EG90_616temperature 890-690 C
Alexandra-0374243024002430-2400U-PbAge of metamorphismzircon  YesZirconBeryl, Cassiterite, Microlite, Muscovite, SpodumeneTa185843Greenbushes Tinfield, Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaGreenbushes pegmatePartington et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.3.616EG90_616temperature 680 С
Alexandra-0375110011001100U-PbAge of metamorphismzircon  YesZirconCassiterite, MuscoviteTa185843Greenbushes Tinfield, Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaGreenbushes pegmatePartington et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.3.616EG90_616temperature 620 С
Kristen002505252925252527±2  zircon   Zircon  11514Greenbushes Mine (Greenbushes Pegmatite), Greenbushes Tinfield, Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaGreenbushesTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 

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