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Locality Name:
Paraburdoo, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2770
Youngest recorded age at locality: 742

mindat Locality ID: 22577
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22577.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Paraburdoo, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Beasley River
Bellary Dome
Boolgeeda Iron Formation
Channar Mine
Eastern Range Mine
Mount Olympus Gold Mine
Paraburdoo Barite Prospect
Paraburdoo BIF
Paraburdoo Iron Ore Mine

Latitude: 23°11'10"S
Longitude: 117°34'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.186111111111,117.57638888889

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeMalachiteMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSpinelStilpnomelane

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Cerussite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)277027701148642734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS22092209314870,14871,148729052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11487311547
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1148634979
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22770742314866,14873,148779895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27702770214863,1486424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2770742414865,14866,14874,148777437
Gold  (*)CopperAu22092209514868,14869,14870,14871,1487230554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32770742414865,14866,14874,1487714640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42770245011487714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211486312537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22209220911487017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22770245011487739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227702209514865,14870,14872,14874,1487761156
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O27702450214865,14877456



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000215Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000216Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000217Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000218Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000219Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000220Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000221Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000222Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000223Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000224Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000225Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000226Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000227Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000228Igneous intrusion that contact metamorphosed ore at the Channar mine,
Giersdorf_00000229Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Michelle_300Hosted in the Jeerinah Formation.Hillside west of new Channar conveyor line.


18 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
Giersdorf_00000228762742752±10U-PbConfirms a Proterozoic age for Iron mineralization in Channar    Zircon 273281Channar Mine, Paraburdoo, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaChannar dykeTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of the igneous intrusion into the Ashburton and Hamersley group
Michelle_300270626742690±16U-PbAge of "depositionally coeval volcanism"zircon103225  Zircon  273281Channar Mine, Paraburdoo, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaChannar mineBlake et al. (2004)10.1016/j.precamres.2004.03.012PR133_143Age of "depositionally coeval volcanism"
Giersdorf_00000215277027702770     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Fortescue Group begins with early clastic sedimentation and mafic volcanism
Giersdorf_00000216275027502750     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Overlies the Fortescue group disconformably to unconformably
Giersdorf_00000217269026302690-2630     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Uppermost formation in the Fortescue Group
Giersdorf_00000218260026002600     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Lowest formation in the Hamersley Group
Giersdorf_00000219260024802600-2480     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Carbonate layer overlying the Marra Mamba BIF, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000220260024802600-2480     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Shale and chert layer overlying the Wittenoom carbonate formation, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000221248024502480-2450     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837BIF overlying the Mt. Sylvia and Mt. McRae Shale layers, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000222248024502480-2450 Felsic and Mafic ages are indistinguishable through current dating techniques, suggesting bimodal volcanic activity in the area   Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837BIF 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_00000223247424662470±4U-PbVolcanogenic zircon crystals dated provide a good estimate of the gate of the Dales Gorge member and thereby the Brockman BIF   YesZircon 17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Member layer in the Brockman BIF, volcanogenic zircons provide an age for this member
Giersdorf_00000224222421942209±15U-PbThis age is a useful constraint on the age of the basal Wyloo Group unconformity.   YesZircon 17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of the base of the Beasley River Quartzite which overlies the Hamersley and the Turee Creek group
Giersdorf_00000225184518411843±2 Minimum age of the iron mineralization in the Hamersley province.   Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of the bimodal volcanic unit at the base of the Ashburton Formation in the Upper Wyloo Group.
Giersdorf_00000226186617901828±38     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of the bimodal volcanic unit at the base of the Ashburton Formation in the Upper Wyloo Group.
Giersdorf_00000227179017901790 Age is considered to represent a late stage in the fold and thrust belt that marks the end of the Wyloo group.   Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Intrusion age into the folded and creased trough of the Ashburton layer
Giersdorf_00000229179017901790 Postdated age of granites folded into the Ashburton formation   Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Postdated age of the Ashburton formation
Giersdorf_00000230220922092209 Maximum age of the iron mineralization found in the area   Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age of Basalt in the Cheela Springs Basalt unit, part of the lower Wyloo group
Giersdorf_00000231220918432209-1843 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 Fe17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia Taylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Age window of Fe mineralization in the area


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