Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2690

mindat Locality ID: 122765
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122765.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 227
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 211

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers)
Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure)
Darlot Goldfield
Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin Mining Centre)
Leinster
Leonora
Linden Goldfield
Malcolm Goldfield
Mertondale Goldfield
Sturt Meadows Station
Ten Mile Outcamp
Turkey Well
Yakabindie Station
Yundamindera Goldfield

Latitude: 28°26'31"S
Longitude: 121°14'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.441944444444,121.23861111111

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H I K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyrite
AtacamiteAxiniteBaryteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCrichtoniteDiamondDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteFornaciteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteMagnetoplumbiteMalachiteMarcasite
MatlockiteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePalygorskite
PentlanditePharmacosideritePrehnitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitanite
TourmalineValleriiteVesuvianiteWurtzite

145 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Azurite  (*)Beidellite  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Famatinite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)Gaspéite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)
Godlevskite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Herbertsmithite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lindsleyite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Népouite  (*)Nickel  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nontronite  (*)Okenite  (*)Opal  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)
Palygorskite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paragonite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Saponite  (*)Sauconite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Stannite  (*)Takovite  (*)Talc  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Trevorite  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Violarite  (*)Yimengite  (*)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)227642700917201,17219,17221,17223,17230,17247,17312,17313,174143419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS326902690117395315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)276427001317219,17230,17247,17294,17300,17312,17318,17403,17405,17406,17408,17414,174158803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)626902690117395966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21172402162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO527642690417310,17328,17395,174061310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1173812734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)227642690917207,17230,17247,17300,17312,17313,17318,17360,173953092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)227092701217232,17296718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427102700417207,17296,17304,17414708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)271027001172943250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS320026902317201,17210,17219,17221,17225,17226,17229,17232,17273,17296,17300,17312,17313,17328,17333,17341,17356,17360,17362,17374,17375,17383,173959052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)332002690317273,17281,17395544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61173822060
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)232003200117255260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)232002690617257,17273,17280,17319,17395,174045509
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O11727085
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl2709270111727871
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi27102700317204,17225,172361966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S327642690317278,17328,173951935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS432002700317257,17388,174045516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)227102700117414462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)276426901517201,17219,17230,17236,17240,17247,17270,17294,17300,17312,17313,17318,17333,17341,1739527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO232002700317273,17408,174115171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)26902690217381,173954979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S32002700417257,17273,17388,174045707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2320026903217201,17207,17219,17221,17223,17225,17229,17230,17231,17237,17242,17251,17257,17273,17280,17293,17296,17297,17300,17304,17309,17312,17318,17328,17372,17375,17383,17388,17395,17404,17413,1741427198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)827102700117300577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl32002690217257,173951382
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)226902690217235,17395376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O427102700417296,17297,17388,174143902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O32002700417257,17280,17402,174043531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8271027001173001756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)27102700217404,174101025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS27102700217297,17414966
Copper  (*)CopperCu32002690417257,17280,17388,173953846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1626902690117395227
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3271027001174061797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S526902690117395344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS27102700217237,174044165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)227092701217235,17296327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O32002690317257,17395,174042970
Diamond  (*)DiamondC117399697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6217232,173994135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)232002690817207,17230,17270,17273,17312,17313,17328,173959895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)27102700117406648
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2117382160
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O627092701117296944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)276427001117207,17208,17230,17236,17247,17280,17300,17318,17328,17369,174048173
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS426902690117395163
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2271027001172239617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)2690269011739585
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS276426901317201,17210,17219,17226,17236,17300,17309,17312,17318,17375,17381,17383,1739524243
Gaspéite  (*)CalciteNi(CO3)2709270111729622
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3217240,17341504
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S827102700217388,1741440
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)27102700617230,17240,17270,17300,17341,173567437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3200269014117201,17202,17203,17204,17205,17206,17207,17208,17209,17210,17211,17212,17213,17214,17215,17216,17218,17219,17221,17222,17223,17224,17225,17226,17227,17228,17229,17230,17231,17232,17233,17235,17236,17237,17238,17240,17242,17243,17244,17245,17246,17247,17249,17250,17251,17252,17253,17254,17255,17256,17257,17259,17263,17264,17266,17269,17274,17275,17280,17292,17298,17300,17301,17306,17307,17308,17309,17310,17311,17312,17313,17315,17316,17317,17318,17319,17320,17322,17323,17324,17325,17327,17328,17329,17330,17332,17333,17334,17335,17336,17337,17338,17339,17340,17341,17342,17343,17344,17347,17348,17349,17350,17351,17352,17353,17356,17357,17358,17359,17360,17361,17362,17363,17365,17366,17367,17368,17369,17370,17374,17375,17377,17380,17381,17383,17389,17391,17394,17395,17397,17398,17407,17411,17412,17419,17420,17421,17422,17423,17425,1742630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC32003200317273,17369,173832812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3271027001174101544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)227642746117315223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O27102700317270,17294,173416890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1173411398
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S227102700417296,17386,17388,17414205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327642746717230,17236,17240,17270,17315,17341,1735614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O269026901173951689
Herbertsmithite  (*)AtacamiteCu3Zn(OH)6Cl232003200217270,1727321
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O27102700117201144
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O2709270111729685
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O327102700417221,17230,17300,173995433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI26902690117395180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6269026901173952228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4320026901417225,17226,17230,17232,17235,17240,17257,17270,17296,17313,17329,17341,17358,173955591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4269026901173951507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O270927011172961271
Lindsleyite  (*)Crichtonite(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O3811739912
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S427092701117304249
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427102700317270,17296,17414359
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4217240,17270229
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4117399311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)27642700817207,17270,17296,17305,17313,17387,17414,174181487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4276427001517207,17208,17230,17235,17247,17270,17293,17295,17296,17299,17300,17304,17315,17388,1741414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)232002690717237,17257,17273,17319,17395,17402,1740412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2320032001172575674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As827102700217388,17414161
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)271027001174084924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS27102700617295,17296,17297,17304,17388,174141066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl27642690217329,173951107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS227642700417221,17236,17328,173645800
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)117399153
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O26902690317270,17341,173951508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2276426902617230,17231,17235,17240,17247,17294,17312,17313,17317,17318,17328,17329,17341,17357,17360,17363,17365,17369,17395,17396,17402,17403,17405,17408,17411,1741517380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)626902690117395128
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)411726866
Nickel  (*)CopperNi27102700217386,1738857
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs27102700217297,17414633
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O117270471
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O2709270111729671
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1172702994
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)62690269011739564
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O217270,17341306
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS27102700217296,17297767
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226902690117395247
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)632003200117273158
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8271027001017293,17295,17296,17297,17299,17302,17304,17388,17401,174141512
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O26902690117395428
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2217232,173992273
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)626902690117395170
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S427102700117388131
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)227102700217280,172961898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2320026905017201,17204,17207,17210,17223,17224,17225,17226,17229,17230,17231,17232,17235,17237,17240,17242,17247,17251,17257,17273,17280,17293,17295,17296,17300,17304,17309,17312,17313,17318,17328,17333,17341,17356,17357,17359,17360,17362,17363,17365,17372,17374,17375,17381,17383,17389,17395,17396,17413,1741439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21173413106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl27642746217329,173811725
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)327102700217399,17410341
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2117338771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8320026902317207,17221,17225,17226,17230,17235,17273,17280,17293,17295,17296,17297,17299,17300,17302,17304,17312,17372,17375,17383,17395,17413,174149056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2320026907517201,17204,17207,17209,17210,17213,17214,17215,17219,17221,17223,17224,17226,17229,17230,17231,17232,17235,17236,17237,17238,17240,17242,17247,17251,17257,17269,17270,17273,17278,17280,17281,17300,17301,17309,17312,17313,17315,17317,17318,17319,17324,17328,17329,17330,17333,17338,17341,17347,17348,17356,17357,17358,17359,17360,17363,17364,17365,17366,17367,17369,17374,17381,17389,17395,17396,17402,17403,17405,17408,17410,17411,17414,17420,1742561156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2117399148
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)226902690117395454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO227642700617221,17230,17300,17312,17328,173995614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O117270301
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O2690269011739556
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)27642700717207,17221,17230,17236,17300,17318,174104894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)276427461173122705
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O117341241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)26902690217360,173956417
Silver  (*)CopperAg32002690417223,17225,17257,173955186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)26902690217237,173952473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS320026901317201,17231,17257,17273,17300,17312,17318,17372,17375,17381,17383,17395,1739621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41173991934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O627102700417296,17402,17404,17406688
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS426902690317375,17383,17395668
Takovite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2709270111729618
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2276427001917201,17207,17216,17221,17224,17225,17232,17236,17270,17296,17299,17304,17313,17315,17318,17328,17341,17387,174143337
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O627102700117408211
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1327642690217328,173955317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O27102700217223,172304899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)227102700717221,17236,17296,17299,17300,17304,174142562
Trevorite  (*)SpinelNiFe3+2O427102700217386,1738817
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O42690269011739566
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]27102700217295,17296237
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1027102700217404,174101395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S427102700517293,17296,17302,17388,17413380
Yimengite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteK[Ti3Cr5Fe3+2Mg2]O191173995
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)27642700317280,17294,173281025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG105_1057_030Also see: DOI 10.1007/s00710-004-0044-6
Michelle_609Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_621Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_637Includes Rocky's Rewards, Leinster. Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiites.
Michelle_639Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_652Formerly Anomaly 4 nera Prospero. Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_657Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_660Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite


12 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       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 
vms-0004932003200Archean       S109701Anaconda Copper Mine (Murrin Murrin Copper Mine; Eulaminna Copper Mine), Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin Mining Centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaEulaminnaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-0005432003200Archean       S109702Nangaroo Copper Mine, Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin Mining Centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaNangarooMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Michelle_609270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu268674Cosmos Area, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCosmosHoatson 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.
Michelle_639270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu268981Prospero Nickel Prospect, Cosmos Area, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaProsperoHoatson 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.
Michelle_652270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu268977Tapinos Ni Prospect, Cosmos Area, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaTapinosHoatson 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.
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.
Michelle_657270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu122768Weebo Bore Ni Prospect (Weebo), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWeebo BoreHoatson 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.
Mo-00359276427462755±9Re-Os molybdenite   MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo268308Harbour Lights Gold Mine (Leonora Central), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaHarbour Lights (Leonora)Hannah et al. (2007)10.1130/G23538A.1G35_703 
Michelle_621270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu268802Marriott's Ni Prospect, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMarriottHoatson 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.
vms-0006026902690Archean       S18839Teutonic Bore Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaTeutonic BoreMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Michelle_660270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu246391Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaYakabindieHoatson 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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