Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2500

mindat Locality ID: 147007
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-147007.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 106
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 85

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Badja Station
Bunnawarra Station
Gabyon Station
Golden Grove Mine
Gullewa Goldfield
Mellenbye Station
Minjar Gold District
Ninghan Station
Noongal Station
Paynes Find
Pinyalling Goldfield (The Baron)
Retaliation Goldfield
Wadgingarra Goldfield
Warriedar Station
Yalgoo
Yalgoo Meteorite
Yuin Station

Latitude: 28°44'42"S
Longitude: 116°52'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.745,116.86805555556

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Beryl	Bismutite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Phenakite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Sulphur	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Valleriite	Wurtzite

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 Be Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ta Te Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte
Beryl Bismutite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite
Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Phenakite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Stilpnomelane Sulphur Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Topaz Tourmaline Valleriite Wurtzite

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*
Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Copper ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Eulytine ()*	Fluorite ()*
Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenalite ()*
Grunerite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Microcline ()*	Minnesotaite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*
Opal ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Selenium ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Stilpnomelane ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Valleriite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	19001	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	19057	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4000	2500	10	18967,18970,18995,18996,18997,18999,19000,19002,19005,19012	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	19002,19028	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	4000	2500	1	18969	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	18996	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	4000	2500	1	18969	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4000	2500	5	18969,18970,18981,19046,19048	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4000	2500	5	18969,18972,18981,19051,19056	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	18963	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			6	18963,18995,18996,18998,19000,19002	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	18999	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	18996	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			4	18996,18997,18999,19000	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4000	2500	2	18969,19051	5516
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	4000	2500	2	18969,18970	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	19001	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	19006	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4000	2500	4	18969,18972,18981,19051	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4000	2500	15	18965,18969,18970,18972,18974,18981,19001,19003,19008,19028,19037,19046,19048,19051,19056	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	4000	2500	1	18969	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			3	18972,19036,19051	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	4000	2500	1	18969	966
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	18996	289
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3	18972,18981,19056	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	19028	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4000	2500	2	18969,18981	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	4000	2500	2	18969,18981	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			3	18972,19036,19051	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	18972	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4000	2500	1	18969	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	19028	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	19000,19002	8173
Eulytine ()*	None	Bi₄(SiO₄)₃			1	18996	72
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	18995	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	19028	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4000	2500	9	18969,18970,19001,19003,19008,19028,19037,19046,19048	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			5	18972,18981,19001,19028,19029	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4000	2500	62	18969,18972,18973,18974,18975,18976,18977,18978,18979,18984,18985,18986,18987,18988,18989,18990,18991,18996,19001,19003,19004,19005,19006,19007,19008,19009,19010,19011,19012,19013,19014,19015,19016,19018,19019,19022,19023,19024,19026,19028,19030,19034,19035,19036,19037,19038,19039,19040,19041,19047,19048,19049,19050,19051,19055,19056,19057,19060,19061,19062,19063,19067	30554
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	19029	61
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	19029	223
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	18998	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	18978,19028,19029,19044	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	4000	2500	1	18969	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	19026,19028	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			4	18987,19028,19038,19061	5591
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	4000	2500	1	18970	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4000	2500	7	18969,18970,18973,18981,18995,19029,19048	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4000	2500	7	18969,18972,18981,19001,19036,19051,19056	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	19037	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			9	18963,18967,18995,18996,18997,18998,19000,19002,19006	4924
Minnesotaite ()*	Clay Talc	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	19029	61
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			3	18987,18996,18999	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4000	2500	12	18963,18965,18967,18969,18970,18975,18981,18995,18996,18998,19002,19028	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			3	18986,19008,19067	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	18986,19002	2994
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	4000	2500	2	18969,18981	1512
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)			1	19002	326
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4000	2500	15	18965,18969,18970,18972,18974,18977,18981,19003,19008,19028,19037,19046,19048,19051,19056	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4000	2500	10	18965,18969,18970,18972,18974,18981,19028,19046,19048,19051	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4000	2500	41	18963,18965,18967,18969,18970,18972,18974,18975,18976,18977,18978,18979,18981,18985,18986,18987,18995,18996,18997,18998,18999,19000,19001,19002,19003,19006,19008,19022,19026,19028,19029,19031,19036,19037,19044,19048,19051,19052,19053,19056,19067	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	18985,18996	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	18995,18996,18999	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			5	18963,18985,18996,19028,19053	2705
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se			1	19002	143
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4000	2500	4	18969,19003,19008,19056	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4000	2500	2	18969,18970	5186
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			3	18996,19002,19028	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4000	2500	9	18965,18969,18970,18981,19003,19008,19028,19046,19048	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	19048	1934
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	19029	456
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	4000	2500	3	18969,18970,18973	3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	19002	211
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	4000	2500	1	18969	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	4000	2500	2	18969,18981	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4000	2500	3	18969,18970,19028	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	18995,18996	1476
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	19002	890
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]			1	18981	237
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	18999	1655

2 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-00051	4000	2500	Archean											109677	Gossan Hill Cu-Zn Deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Golden Grove (Gossan Hill)	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
	vms-00052	4000	2500	Archean											109676	Scuddles Deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Golden Grove (Scuddles)	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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