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Locality Name:
Nevoria Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2644
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2608

mindat Locality ID: 16928
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16928.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nevoria Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°30'21"S
Longitude: 119°35'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.505833333333,119.58555555556
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: Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Te Ti V W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Te Ti V W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparGarnetLöllingiteMicaNickelineNonePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltScheeliteSerpentineSpinelStilpnomelaneTalcTetradymiteTitanite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Greenalite  (*)Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Maldonite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22644260803419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32644260802353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2644260809052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2644260801966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26442608027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226442608027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2644260801025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182644260801008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2264426080327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62644260804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22644260809895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2644260808173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2264426080129
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2264426080271
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26442608024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu26442608030554
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)326442608031
Greenalite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)426442608061
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32644260801544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2264426080223
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6264426080741
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32644260805433
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2264426080762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426442608014899
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi26442608088
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2644260804924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226442608017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs264426080633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS264426080767
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22644260801898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226442608039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82644260809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226442608061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2644260804894
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O264426080456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22644260803337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2644260804899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22644260802562
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe264426080100


2 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
Kristen002498262626142620±6  zircon  YesZircon  240005Corinthia Gold Mine, Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCorinthia-Nevoria (Mount Hope)Tkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Kristen002499264426082626±18Sm/Nd albite, garnet  Yes  240005Corinthia Gold Mine, Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCorinthia-Nevoria (Mount Hope)Tkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 

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