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Locality Name:
Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2613
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2550

mindat Locality ID: 17479
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17479.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°6'48"S
Longitude: 121°4'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.113333333333,121.07555555556
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 B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenicAtacamiteBerylBismutiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteFeldspar
GarnetGypsumMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePhenakitePrehnitePyroxeneQuartz
RutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSulphurTourmaline

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bityite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinobisvanite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Eastonite  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Moraesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Mushistonite  (*)
Natanite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pucherite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Trilithionite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2613255008803
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)255025500255
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182550255004286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3261325500214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2613255001966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)261325500716
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)225502550031
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22613255005171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2613255005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226132550027198
Clinobisvanite  (*)NoneBi(VO4)26132550036
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6261325500518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6261325500289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8261325500181
Eastonite  (*)MicaKAlMg2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)226132550011
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)261325500520
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO426132550029
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2613255006890
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2261325500148
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2613255001271
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2613255004924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2613255001508
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O25502550035
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226132550017380
Mushistonite  (*)PerovskiteCu2+Sn4+(OH)62613255007
Natanite  (*)PerovskiteFe2+Sn4+(OH)626132550014
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6261325500128
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6261325500254
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2261325500247
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6261325500158
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10261325500124
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22613255001898
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)26132550053
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22613255003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226132550061156
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32613255001214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6261325500688
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2613255002045
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6261325500211
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F226132550028


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
Be-00037255025502550  high    Bavenite, MoraesiteBe17479Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia Jacobson et al. (2007) BOOK_GPWA 
Kristen002501261325912602±11  zircon   Zircon  17479Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaLondonderry-SpargovilleTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060790Londonderry Li Deposit (Londonderry Feldspar Quarry; Fraser's Find; Frazer's Find; Scahill's Quarry), Nepean, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R060790

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