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Locality Name:
Hannan South Deposit, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2680
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2600

mindat Locality ID: 239115
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239115.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hannan South Deposit, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°53'26"S
Longitude: 121°32'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.890555555556,121.54722222222
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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparJunoite
KobelliteMeneghiniteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelTetradymite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Aleksite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Epidote  (*)Felbertalite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Junoite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)Pekoite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3268026000315
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S226382620028
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26802600027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226802600027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS268026000966
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5268026000344
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2680260008173
Felbertalite  (*)NoneCu2Pb6Bi8S192680260009
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26802600024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu26382620030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326802600014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te263826200804
Junoite  (*)JunoiteCu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)1626802600018
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S626802600080
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426802600014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2680260004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226382620017380
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S726802600032
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S1826802600039
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226802600039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82680260009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226802600061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22680260005614
Silver  (*)CopperAg2680260005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26802600021482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S263826200510


3 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
EG90_845-00003267826702674±4Pb-Pb zircon  YesZircon  223Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia Kent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
Hg-0011726802600 Ar-Ar, U-Pb high   YesColoradoiteHg223Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia Kent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
EG90_845-00002263826202629±9Ar-Ar muscovite  YesMuscovite Au, Te11401Golden Mile Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaGolden Mile depositKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 

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