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Locality Name:
Mount Whaleback Mine, Newman, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2770
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1790

mindat Locality ID: 16699
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16699.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Whaleback Mine, Newman, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°21'41"S
Longitude: 119°40'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.361388888889,119.67277777778

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.

Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Spinel

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg O S Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Clay Corundum Diaspore Kaolinite Mica None Pyrite Quartz Spinel

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Dolomite ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2770	1790	9895
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2209	1843	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2209	1843	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2770	1790	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2209	1843	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2770	1790	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2209	1843	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2770	1790	61156

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000215	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000216	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000217	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000218	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000219	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000220	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000221	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000222	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000223	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000224	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000225	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000226	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000227	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000229	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback

16 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	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
Giersdorf_00000215	2770	2770	2770			Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Fortescue Group begins with early clastic sedimentation and mafic volcanism
Giersdorf_00000216	2750	2750	2750			Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Overlies the Fortescue group disconformably to unconformably
Giersdorf_00000217	2690	2630	2690-2630			Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Uppermost formation in the Fortescue Group
Giersdorf_00000218	2600	2600	2600			Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Lowest formation in the Hamersley Group
Giersdorf_00000219	2600	2480	2600-2480			Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Carbonate layer overlying the Marra Mamba BIF, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000220	2600	2480	2600-2480			Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Shale and chert layer overlying the Wittenoom carbonate formation, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000221	2480	2450	2480-2450			Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	BIF overlying the Mt. Sylvia and Mt. McRae Shale layers, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000222	2480	2450	2480-2450		Felsic and Mafic ages are indistinguishable through current dating techniques, suggesting bimodal volcanic activity in the area	Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	BIF overlying the Brockman BIF, part of the Hamersley group, ages of the felsic and mafic units in this stratigraphy are indistinguishable from each other, suggesting a contemporaneous formation time.
Giersdorf_00000223	2474	2466	2470±4	U-Pb	Volcanogenic zircon crystals dated provide a good estimate of the gate of the Dales Gorge member and thereby the Brockman BIF	Yes	Zircon		17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Member layer in the Brockman BIF, volcanogenic zircons provide an age for this member
Giersdorf_00000224	2224	2194	2209±15	U-Pb	This age is a useful constraint on the age of the basal Wyloo Group unconformity.	Yes	Zircon		17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Age of the base of the Beasley River Quartzite which overlies the Hamersley and the Turee Creek group
Giersdorf_00000225	1845	1841	1843±2		Minimum age of the iron mineralization in the Hamersley province.	Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Age of the bimodal volcanic unit at the base of the Ashburton Formation in the Upper Wyloo Group.
Giersdorf_00000226	1866	1790	1828±38			Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Age of the bimodal volcanic unit at the base of the Ashburton Formation in the Upper Wyloo Group.
Giersdorf_00000227	1790	1790	1790		Age is considered to represent a late stage in the fold and thrust belt that marks the end of the Wyloo group.	Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Intrusion age into the folded and creased trough of the Ashburton layer
Giersdorf_00000229	1790	1790	1790		Postdated age of granites folded into the Ashburton formation	Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Postdated age of the Ashburton formation
Giersdorf_00000230	2209	2209	2209		Maximum age of the iron mineralization found in the area	Yes			17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Age of Basalt in the Cheela Springs Basalt unit, part of the lower Wyloo group
Giersdorf_00000231	2209	1843	2209-1843		The window of Fe mineralization is between the ages of the Cheela Springs Basalt unit of the Lower Wyloo group, and the June Hills Volcanics unit in the Upper Wyloo group.	Yes		Fe	17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia		Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Age window of Fe mineralization in the area

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