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Locality Name:
Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2727
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2594

mindat Locality ID: 16610
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16610.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°44'33"S
Longitude: 121°28'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.7425,121.47944444444
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenopyriteBaddeleyiteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumFeldspar
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteTourmalineZirconZirconolite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2727259408803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe261025940489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6272725940966
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22727259403092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2727259409052
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2272725940238
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11272725940843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS32727259401089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27272594027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227272594027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22727259409895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27272594024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu26102594030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327272594014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te261025940804
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42727259405591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2727259401487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)227272594012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226102594017380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6272725940128
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227272594039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82727259409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227272594061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22727259405614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2727259404894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2727259402705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27272594021482
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)272725940939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2727263405251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7272725940140


24 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
EG90_845-00003267826702674±4Pb-Pb zircon  YesZircon  223Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia Kent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
Hg-0011726802600 Ar-Ar, U-Pb high   YesColoradoiteHg223Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia Kent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-00002263826202629±9Ar-Ar muscovite  YesMuscovite Au, Te11401Golden Mile Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaGolden Mile depositKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-00001261025942602±8Ar-Ar muscovite   Muscovite Au, Te16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte depositKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-001269226782685±7207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-002267826522665±13207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-003269426602677±17207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-004269026602675±15207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-005268526632674±11207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-006270026642682±18207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-007270726572682±25207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-008271126792695±16207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-009266726552661±6207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-010267626622669±7207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-011269426742684±10207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-012268726632675±12207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-013267726612669±8207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-014267326512662±11207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-015268026582669±11207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-016266426342649±15207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-017272726492688±39207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-018268226702676±6207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-019271026682689±21207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-020268026682674±6207Pb/206Pb zircon91-226  Zircon  16610Mount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Charlotte MineKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 

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