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Locality Name:
Perseverance Ni Mine (Agnew; Leinster), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2710
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2700

mindat Locality ID: 122759
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122759.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Perseverance Ni Mine (Agnew; Leinster), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°48'55"S
Longitude: 120°42'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.815277777778,120.70416666667
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 Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Ni O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Ni O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApophylliteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayHydrotalciteKaoliniteMilleriteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePrehnitePyritePyroxeneSerpentineSpinelTalcValleriite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Gaspéite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Okenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Takovite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2270927010718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4270927010708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2709270109052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227092701027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42709270103902
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2270927010327
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6270927010944
Gaspéite  (*)CalciteNi(CO3)27092701022
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2270927010205
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O27092701085
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42709270105591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2709270101271
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4270927010359
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2709270101487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427092701014899
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2709270101066
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O27092701071
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS270927010767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82709270101512
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22709270101898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227092701039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82709270109056
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6270927010688
Takovite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O27092701018
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22709270103337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22709270102562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]270927010237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4270927010380


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG105_1057_030Also see: DOI 10.1007/s00710-004-0044-6
Michelle_637Includes Rocky's Rewards, Leinster. Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiites.


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
EG105_1057_030271027002710-2700     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru205671Agnew Gold Mine (Waroonga Underground Complex; Waroonga; Waroonga South; 450 South; EMU; Woronga), Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAgnew-Wiluna BeltBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Michelle_637270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu122759Perseverance Ni Mine (Agnew; Leinster), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaPerseveranceHoatson 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). Dates on felsic volcanic rocks that include komatiites are consistent with an inferred eruption age for these komatiites of c. 2705 Ma.

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