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Locality Name:
St. Ives Gold Camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2742
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2670

mindat Locality ID: 246338
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-246338.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "St. Ives Gold Camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 45
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 44

Number of Child Localities: 44
Child Localities:
Agamenon Gold Mine (Agamenon South; Agamenon East; Agamenon West)
Alicia Gold Mine
Alpha Island Area
Apollo Gold Mine
Argo Gold Mine
Athena-Hamlet Gold Mine
Bahama-Santa Ana Gold Mine
Belleisle Gold Mine
Bellerophon-Nelson Gold Mine
Blue Lodge Cutback Gold Mine
Boxcut Gold Mine (Athena Boxcut)
Britannia-Sirius Gold Mine
Cave Rocks Gold Mine
Clifton West Gold Mine
Delta Gold Mine (Delta South)
Diana Gold Mine
East Cooee Shoot
East Repulse Gold Mine
Foster Shoot
Intrepide Gold Mine (Intrepid; West Intrepide)
Invincible Gold Mine (LT-17)
Jan Nickel Mine (Jan Shoot)
Junction Gold Mine
Leviathan Gold Mine
Lifeboat Gold Mine
Mars Gold Mine
Minotaur Gold Mine
N31 Gold Mine
Neptune Gold Prospect
North Orchin Gold Mine
North Revenge Kapai Gold Mine (NRK)
Orchin Gold Mine
Paddy's West Idough Gold Mine
Pinnace Gold Mine
Pluton Gold Mine
Red Hill Gold Mine (Beta Hunt)
Redoubtable Gold Mine
Revenge Gold Mine
Revenge Grinder Gold Mine (Grinder)
Swiftsure Gold Prospect
Temeraine Gold Mine
Thunderer Gold Mine
Victory-Defiance Gold Mine (Victory Mine; Defiance Mine; N31; Conqueror Lode)
West Revenge Gold Mine

Latitude: 31°18'43"S
Longitude: 121°44'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.311944444444,121.7475

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Buckhornite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper
Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Hydrotalcite	Malachite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica
Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetradymite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Sr Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Buckhornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper
Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Hydrotalcite Malachite Melonite Meneghinite Mica
Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetradymite

54 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*
Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Buckhornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Glaukosphaerite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melonite ()*	Millerite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Petzite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Takovite ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Violarite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2742	2670	3	15220,15233,15237	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	2710	2700	1	15223	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2742	2670	20	15217,15220,15221,15222,15223,15226,15227,15230,15232,15235,15236,15237,15238,15243,15250,15252,15253,15257,15258,15259	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2742	2670	1	15257	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	2742	2670	1	15223	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2742	2670	1	15237	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2742	2670	2	15223,15232	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2742	2670	3	15223,15252,15258	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2742	2670	1	15233	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2742	2670	3	15219,15227,15237	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2742	2670	2	15223,15232	11547
Buckhornite ()*	Buckhornite	(Pb₂BiS₃)(AuTe₂)	2742	2670	1	15223	13
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	2742	2670	1	15223	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2742	2670	4	15223,15232,15237,15250	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	2742	2670	2	15223,15232	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2710	2700	6	15217,15223,15231,15233,15236,15250	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	2742	2670	1	15250	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2742	2670	1	15236	3902
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2742	2670	1	15232	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2742	2670	1	15232	966
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2742	2670	1	15227	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2742	2670	1	15257	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2742	2670	8	15223,15232,15236,15237,15238,15250,15252,15258	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2742	2670	2	15232,15237	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2742	2670	1	15223	24243
Glaukosphaerite ()*	Malachite	CuNi(CO₃)(OH)₂	2710	2700	1	15236	25
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2742	2670	1	15236	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2742	2670	31	15219,15220,15221,15222,15223,15226,15227,15229,15230,15232,15234,15235,15237,15238,15240,15241,15242,15243,15244,15245,15246,15249,15250,15251,15252,15253,15254,15256,15257,15258,15259	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2742	2670	4	15223,15235,15244,15252	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2742	2670	1	15237	5433
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	2742	2670	4	15231,15232,15233,15236	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2742	2670	10	15217,15223,15232,15236,15237,15238,15244,15252,15257,15258	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2710	2700	1	15236	12537
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	2710	2700	1	15223	207
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2710	2700	2	15217,15232	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2742	2670	2	15223,15235	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2742	2670	5	15222,15223,15237,15252,15257	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2710	2700	1	15236	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2710	2700	1	15236	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2710	2700	6	15217,15231,15232,15233,15236,15250	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	2742	2670	1	15223	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2742	2670	21	15217,15219,15220,15222,15223,15226,15231,15232,15233,15235,15236,15237,15238,15241,15243,15244,15250,15252,15253,15257,15258	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2742	2670	14	15217,15219,15220,15223,15227,15231,15232,15233,15235,15236,15237,15250,15257,15258	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2742	2670	21	15217,15219,15220,15222,15223,15226,15227,15230,15232,15235,15236,15237,15238,15240,15241,15243,15250,15252,15253,15257,15258	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2742	2670	1	15223	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2742	2670	1	15223	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2742	2670	1	15237	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2742	2670	1	15223	21482
Takovite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	2710	2700	1	15236	18
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2742	2670	6	15217,15231,15232,15233,15236,15250	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	2742	2670	2	15223,15235	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	2742	2670	1	15223	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2742	2670	1	15223	510
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2710	2700	2	15233,15236	380

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	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
	EG105_1057_029	2710	2700	2710-2700							Yes			Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	225	Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Kambalda	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
	Mo-N382_703-0001	2742	2670	2706±36	Re-Os isochron				Z58542, Z55765, Z55710, Z55725, Z58502, Z58507, Z5		Yes			Mo	225	Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Kambalada, Perseverance, and Mt. Keith	Foster et al. (1996)	10.1038/382703a0	N382_703

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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