Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Whundo Copper Mine, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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

mindat Locality ID: 122949
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122949.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Whundo Copper Mine, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°4'50"S
Longitude: 116°55'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.080555555556,116.92472222222

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.

Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel

Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Goethite ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Arsenopyrite Beryl Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Spinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	3200	3200	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3200	3200	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3200	3200	5509
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3200	3200	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3200	3200	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	3200	3200	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	3200	3200	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	3200	3200	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	3200	3200	1027
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3200	3200	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3200	3200	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3200	3200	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3200	3200	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	3200	3200	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3200	3200	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3200	3200	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3200	3200	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3200	3200	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3200	3200	21482

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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
	vms-00062	3200	3200	Archean										S	122949	Whundo Copper Mine, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Whundo	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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