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Locality Name:
Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1858
Youngest recorded age at locality: 800

mindat Locality ID: 146977
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146977.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 137
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 116

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Alice Downs Station
Bedford Downs Station
Carranya Station
Darlu Darlu Community
Flora Valley Station
Halls Creek Goldfield
Koongie Park Community
Kundat Djaru Community
Lamboo Station
Mabel Downs Station
Margaret River Station
Mary River Goldfield
Mount Amhurst Station
Mount Dockerell Goldfield (Mount Dockrell)
Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungle)
Tanami
Warnum
Yiyili Community

Latitude: 18°14'25"S
Longitude: 127°46'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.240277777778,127.7775

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Baddeleyite	Baryte
Beryl	Boracite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Epidote	Fairfieldite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Lipscombite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Auricupride Baddeleyite Baryte
Beryl Boracite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Epidote Fairfieldite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Lipscombite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel
Stilpnomelane Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Zircon Zirconolite

93 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Awaruite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Boracite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carnotite ()*	Cassidyite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Copper ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-actinolite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lipscombite ()*	Lithiophilite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pecoraite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Reevesite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*
Stilpnomelane ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorianite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Triphylite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Violarite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

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	1850	1850	4	16442,16448,16450,16505	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1850	1850	10	16406,16442,16443,16445,16446,16448,16459,16461,16462,16463	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1847	1830	1	16470	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1847	1830	1	16470	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1850	1850	1	16450	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1850	1850	7	16377,16378,16381,16383,16385,16386,16498	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1850	1850	1	16502	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1850	1850	1	16446	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1850	1850	1	16456	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1850	1850	6	16386,16388,16429,16475,16494,16505	9052
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	1850	1850	1	16398	166
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1850	1850	4	16377,16386,16388,16501	5509
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	907	800	1	16460	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	907	800	1	16460	11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1850	1850	1	16406	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1850	1850	4	16459,16461,16462,16463	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1850	1850	1	16382	1966
Boracite ()*	Boracite	Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl	1850	1850	1	16406	57
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1850	1850	1	16445	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1850	800	12	16374,16379,16389,16398,16422,16423,16442,16447,16450,16460,16483,16490	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	1850	1850	1	16393	1184
Cassidyite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Ni(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	1850	1850	1	16398	1
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1850	1850	4	16459,16461,16462,16463	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1850	1850	10	16377,16378,16381,16382,16383,16385,16386,16388,16488,16490	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1850	1850	7	16388,16395,16444,16445,16450,16502,16507	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1850	800	27	16377,16378,16381,16383,16385,16386,16387,16388,16389,16442,16443,16445,16446,16447,16450,16454,16457,16460,16466,16467,16469,16470,16474,16497,16505,16507,16509	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1858	1850	2	16392,16509	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1850	1850	3	16389,16454,16509	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1850	1850	1	16401	951
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1850	1850	2	16374,16388	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1847	1830	1	16470	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1850	1850	2	16388,16450	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1850	1850	3	16388,16389,16502	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1850	800	2	16454,16460	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1850	800	9	16388,16401,16446,16447,16449,16450,16460,16502,16505	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1858	1854	1	16392	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1850	1850	3	16442,16445,16448	8173
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1850	1850	1	16450	129
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1850	800	3	16450,16460,16507	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1850	1850	33	16377,16378,16381,16382,16383,16385,16386,16387,16388,16389,16412,16414,16420,16422,16429,16442,16443,16446,16447,16450,16454,16457,16475,16488,16489,16490,16494,16496,16497,16498,16505,16507,16509	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1850	1841	2	16398,16467	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1850	1850	61	16375,16376,16378,16379,16380,16381,16382,16383,16384,16385,16386,16387,16388,16389,16405,16407,16408,16412,16414,16416,16417,16418,16419,16420,16421,16422,16423,16424,16425,16426,16427,16429,16430,16431,16432,16433,16434,16435,16436,16437,16438,16439,16440,16446,16450,16464,16475,16476,16481,16483,16485,16486,16493,16494,16495,16496,16497,16498,16499,16505,16509	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1850	1830	5	16388,16389,16390,16469,16505	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1850	1850	1	16450	223
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1850	1850	1	16398	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1850	1850	3	16382,16429,16452	14640
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1850	1850	1	16388	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1858	800	8	16388,16392,16450,16459,16460,16461,16462,16463	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1850	1850	1	16398	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1850	1850	7	16378,16381,16383,16385,16386,16398,16452	5591
Lipscombite ()*	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	1850	1850	1	16398	47
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	1850	1850	4	16459,16461,16462,16463	155
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	1850	1850	1	16398	229
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	907	800	1	16460	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1858	800	12	16374,16388,16392,16393,16442,16443,16446,16448,16450,16456,16460,16470	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1850	1841	19	16374,16377,16378,16381,16383,16385,16386,16388,16389,16445,16454,16467,16489,16490,16493,16501,16502,16507,16509	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1850	1850	2	16450,16505	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1850	1830	6	16442,16459,16461,16462,16463,16470	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1850	1850	1	16445	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	907	800	1	16460	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1850	1850	12	16388,16389,16442,16445,16446,16452,16459,16461,16462,16463,16505,16509	17380
Pecoraite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1850	1850	1	16398	40
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1847	1830	4	16466,16467,16469,16470	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1850	800	4	16446,16448,16450,16460	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1850	1850	1	16403	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1850	800	28	16374,16377,16381,16383,16385,16386,16387,16388,16389,16414,16420,16425,16429,16442,16443,16445,16446,16447,16450,16454,16457,16460,16466,16467,16475,16494,16505,16509	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1850	800	16	16388,16389,16390,16442,16443,16446,16447,16450,16454,16457,16460,16466,16467,16469,16470,16505	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1850	1830	60	16374,16378,16381,16382,16383,16384,16385,16386,16387,16388,16389,16393,16398,16403,16406,16412,16414,16418,16419,16420,16422,16425,16429,16433,16437,16442,16443,16445,16446,16447,16448,16449,16450,16452,16456,16459,16461,16462,16463,16464,16467,16468,16469,16470,16474,16475,16483,16488,16489,16490,16493,16494,16495,16496,16497,16498,16502,16505,16507,16509	61156
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	1850	1850	1	16398	48
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1850	1850	2	16393,16448	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1850	1850	1	16502	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1850	1850	4	16459,16461,16462,16463	2705
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	1850	1850	1	16398	374
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1850	1850	1	16429	1153
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1847	1830	1	16470	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1850	1850	1	16388	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1850	1850	4	16459,16461,16462,16463	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1850	1850	12	16388,16389,16414,16442,16443,16445,16446,16447,16450,16454,16457,16505	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1858	1854	1	16392	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	1850	1850	4	16459,16461,16462,16463	688
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	1850	1850	1	16450	456
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1850	1850	8	16378,16384,16389,16442,16446,16448,16450,16509	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1850	1850	2	16388,16446	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1850	1850	3	16388,16445,16446	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	907	800	1	16460	236
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1850	800	4	16445,16448,16450,16460	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1858	1850	7	16388,16389,16392,16442,16447,16448,16450	2562
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	1850	1850	4	16459,16461,16462,16463	313
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1850	1850	1	16393	2718
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1847	1841	1	16467	380
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1850	1850	1	16505	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1850	800	4	16406,16450,16452,16460	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	907	800	1	16460	140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000994	MAGMATIC STYLE: Small plug and veins up to 60 m thick, possibly forming ring dyke or cone sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and carbonated mica-rich pyroxenite.
Jen_0000995	MAGMATIC STYLE: Small plug and veins up to 60 m thick, possibly forming ring dyke or cone sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and carbonated mica-rich pyroxenite.
Jen_0000996	MAGMATIC STYLE: Small plug and veins up to 60 m thick, possibly forming ring dyke or cone sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite and carbonated mica-rich pyroxenite.
Michelle_607	Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion
Michelle_608	Hydrothermal-remobilized nickel deposit
Michelle_636	Stratabound PGEs-Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion
Michelle_646	Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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
Cr-00006	1850	1850				whole rock		Chromite	Cr	146977	Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	EST PILBARA BLOCKS AND HALLS CREEK MOBILE ZONE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA	Sun et al. (1991)	10.1016/0301-9268(91)90045-C	PR50_1
Michelle_636	1858	1854	1856±2		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province				Ni, Cu	250782	Panton Mine, Panton Sill, Alice Downs Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Panton	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).
Jen_0000994	852	852	852							227754	Cummins Range Complex (Minneroo Pool), Mount Dockrell Pegmatites (Mount Dockerell), Lamboo Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Cummins Range	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000995	907	903	905±2	Rb-Sr		phlogopite, apatite				227754	Cummins Range Complex (Minneroo Pool), Mount Dockrell Pegmatites (Mount Dockerell), Lamboo Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Cummins Range	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000996	800	800	800	Rb-Sr		phlogopite	Phlogopite			227754	Cummins Range Complex (Minneroo Pool), Mount Dockrell Pegmatites (Mount Dockerell), Lamboo Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Cummins Range	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Michelle_607	1847	1841	1844±3		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province				Ni, Cu	289719	Copernicus Ni Mine, Mabel Downs Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Copernicus	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_608	1847	1841	1844±3		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province				Ni, Cu	122907	Corkwood Prospect, Mabel Downs Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Corkwood	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).
EG105_1057_038	1830	1830	1830						Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	122909	Sally Malay Ni Mine (Savannah), Mabel Downs Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Sally Malay deposit	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
Michelle_646	1847	1841	1844±3		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province				Ni, Cu	122909	Sally Malay Ni Mine (Savannah), Mabel Downs Station, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Sally Malay	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).

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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