Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2500

mindat Locality ID: 235747
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-235747.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 73
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 69

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Boddingtons Mine
Cooglegong Pegmatite Field
Curlew Emerald Mine
Lalla Rookh
North Pole
Panorama Area
Soansville (Keep It Dark)
Tambourah Goldfield (Western Shaw; Tamborah; Tambourrah)
Trigg Hill Pegmatite Group

Latitude: 21°24'59"S
Longitude: 119°18'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.416388888889,119.30333333333

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.

Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Bournonite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite
Kobellite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Talc
Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg I K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Bournonite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Digenite Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite
Kobellite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Talc
Tetrahedrite Topaz Wurtzite Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calciosamarskite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinobisvanite ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Famatinite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Formanite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Powellite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pucherite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spodumene ()*	Talc ()*	Tanteuxenite-(Y) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Thorite ()*	Topaz ()*	Weibullite ()*	Yttrotantalite-(Y) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4000	2500	4	16208,16209,16231,16279	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	2950	2823	1	16208	1310
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	4000	2500	5	16216,16225,16231,16244,16251	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	16252	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4000	2500	3	16234,16244,16251	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	16228,16248	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4000	2500	8	16218,16221,16223,16231,16234,16244,16246,16251	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2847	2847	3	16208,16209,16279	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2950	2823	2	16208,16209	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	4000	2500	3	16234,16244,16251	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	2950	2823	2	16208,16220	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4000	2500	2	16231,16251	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	4000	2500	3	16234,16244,16251	1089
Calciosamarskite ()*	Columbite	(Ca,Fe,Y)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O₄			1	16279	11
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4000	2500	2	16210,16231	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2950	2823	3	16208,16209,16279	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	16218,16235	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4000	2500	5	16219,16231,16233,16240,16251	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4000	2500	10	16219,16225,16227,16231,16233,16234,16240,16244,16251,16269	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	16220	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	16252	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	16252	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	16225	2600
Clinobisvanite ()*	None	Bi(VO₄)			1	16209	36
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	2950	2823	1	16208	289
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	16219	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	16219	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	16219,16248	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	16219	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4000	2500	1	16251	9895
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	2950	2823	1	16208	414
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	4000	2500	3	16234,16244,16251	163
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	16207,16209	9617
Formanite-(Y) ()*	None	YTaO₄	2950	2823	2	16208,16279	13
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4000	2500	10	16207,16216,16218,16225,16227,16231,16234,16244,16251,16273	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			45	16210,16211,16212,16213,16214,16216,16219,16220,16222,16225,16227,16228,16229,16233,16235,16240,16241,16245,16248,16249,16250,16254,16255,16256,16257,16258,16259,16260,16261,16263,16264,16265,16266,16267,16268,16269,16270,16271,16272,16273,16274,16275,16276,16277,16278	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4000	2500	1	16231	14640
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI			1	16241	180
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	16219	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	16209	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4000	2500	4	16208,16231,16252,16279	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4000	2500	9	16212,16218,16219,16220,16228,16231,16233,16240,16251	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	2950	2823	1	16208	770
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2950	2823	3	16208,16209,16279	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	16218,16220	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	16209,16219	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4000	2500	7	16208,16209,16225,16231,16244,16251,16279	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	16209,16225	2273
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			1	16209	494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	16241	733
Pucherite ()*	Scheelite	Bi(VO₄)			1	16209	53
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4000	2500	15	16212,16213,16214,16216,16219,16220,16221,16225,16227,16231,16234,16244,16251,16269,16273	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	16225	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4000	2500	3	16234,16244,16251	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4000	2500	30	16208,16209,16210,16212,16213,16214,16216,16217,16218,16219,16220,16225,16227,16231,16244,16245,16251,16259,16261,16266,16269,16270,16272,16273,16274,16275,16276,16277,16278,16279	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	4000	2500	4	16225,16234,16244,16251	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	16209	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	16225	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			3	16219,16225,16241	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4000	2500	8	16218,16220,16225,16227,16231,16234,16244,16251	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆			1	16279	688
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	16266	3337
Tanteuxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(TaTi)O₆	2950	2823	2	16208,16279	16
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	4000	2500	3	16234,16244,16251	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4000	2500	5	16225,16231,16234,16244,16251	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	2950	2823	1	16208	1006
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	16209	1476
Weibullite ()*	Kobellite	Ag_0.33Pb_5.33Bi_8.33(S,Se)₁₈	4000	2500	3	16234,16244,16251	10
Yttrotantalite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	(Y,U,Fe²⁺)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)₄	2950	2823	2	16208,16279	51

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
EG97_873-00022	pegmatite
EG97_873-00023	pegmatite
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

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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
Be-00001	2847	2847	2847		high				Gadolinite-(Y)	Be	61	Cooglegong Pegmatite Field, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia		Jacobson et al. (2007)		BOOK_GPWA
EG97_873-00022	2855	2823	2839±16	Pb-Pb		cassiterite		Cassiterite			61	Cooglegong Pegmatite Field, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Cooglegong	Sweetapple and Collins (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873	EG97_873
EG97_873-00023	2950	2852	2901±49	Pb-Pb		cassiterite		Cassiterite			61	Cooglegong Pegmatite Field, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Cooglegong	Sweetapple and Collins (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873	EG97_873
vms-00056	4000	2500	Archean								206053	Bernts Prospect, Panorama Area, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Panorama (Bernts)	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00057	4000	2500	Archean								206052	Kangaroo Caves Prospect, Panorama Area, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Panorama (Kangaroo Caves)	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00058	4000	2500	Archean								206054	Sulphur Springs Prospect, Panorama Area, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Panorama (Sulphur Springs)	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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