Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gregory Ranges District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2772
Youngest recorded age at locality: 8.9

mindat Locality ID: 246362
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-246362.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gregory Ranges District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Barramine Station
Boodalyerri Gold Area
Braeside Station
Koongaling Vein System
Mount Sydney Manganese Mine
Woodie Woodie Manganese Mine
Wootha Wootha Barite Prospect

Latitude: 21°14'8"S
Longitude: 121°7'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.235555555556,121.12472222222

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bixbyite	Braunite	Calcite	Caledonite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Kaolinite	Linarite
Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Baryte ()*	Birnessite ()*	Bixbyite ()*
Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Descloizite ()*
Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Linarite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Mottramite ()*	Nsutite ()*	Otavite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Vanadinite ()*

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 Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sr V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bixbyite Braunite Calcite Caledonite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Kaolinite Linarite
Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite

49 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2770	2770	1	15830	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2770	2770	9	15825,15826,15827,15828,15829,15830,15831,15832,15833	2734
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	51.6	8.9	2	15836,15837	11547
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	51.6	8.9	1	15836	178
Bixbyite ()*	Bixbyite	Mn³⁺₂O₃	51.6	8.9	1	15836	104
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2770	2770	3	15827,15830,15833	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	51.6	8.9	1	15836	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2772	2756	1	15834	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	2770	2770	1	15827	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2770	2770	9	15825,15826,15827,15828,15829,15830,15831,15832,15833	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2770	2770	5	15820,15822,15827,15830,15833	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	51.6	8.9	1	15836	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2770	2770	3	15827,15830,15833	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2770	2770	4	15827,15829,15830,15833	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	2770	2770	1	15827	2600
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	51.6	8.9	1	15836	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2770	2770	3	15827,15830,15833	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	51.6	8.9	1	15836	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	15820,15822	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	2770	2770	9	15825,15826,15827,15828,15829,15830,15831,15832,15833	378
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	2770	2770	1	15830	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	51.6	8.9	3	15820,15836,15837	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2770	2770	9	15825,15826,15827,15828,15829,15830,15831,15832,15833	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	51.6	8.9	2	15836,15837	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	15823	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	51.6	8.9	1	15836	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	2770	2770	2	15827,15833	1689
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	51.6	8.9	1	15836	243
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2770	2770	9	15825,15826,15827,15828,15829,15830,15831,15832,15833	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2770	2770	1	15830	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2770	2770	1	15833	5591
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	2770	2770	2	15827,15829	987
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	51.6	8.9	1	15836	210
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2770	2770	6	15820,15822,15827,15829,15830,15833	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	51.6	8.9	1	15836	770
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	2770	2770	1	15830	362
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	51.6	8.9	1	15836	121
Otavite ()*	Calcite	Cd(CO₃)	2770	2770	1	15827	25
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2770	2770	1	15830	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2772	2756	4	15827,15830,15833,15834	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	51.6	8.9	1	15836	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2770	2770	2	15827,15830	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2772	8.9	4	15823,15833,15834,15836	61156
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	51.6	8.9	1	15836	312
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	2770	2770	2	15830,15833	454
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2770	2770	2	15827,15833	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2770	2770	4	15825,15827,15830,15833	21482
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	51.6	8.9	1	15836	433
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	2770	2770	3	15828,15829,15833	605

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
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
Giersdorf_00000216	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000218	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Michelle_315	Top of Koongaling Volcanics of Gregory Ranges Complex; overlain conformably by unnamed sediments. Sample from exposures in bed of small west-draining creek

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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
Giersdorf_00000216	2750	2750	2750					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	Overlies the Fortescue group disconformably to unconformably
Giersdorf_00000218	2600	2600	2600					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	Lowest formation in the Hamersley Group
Michelle_315	2772	2756	2764±8	U-Pb	Extrusive/depositional age	zircon	94759		Zircon		273929	Koongaling Vein System, Gregory Ranges District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Koongaling Volcanics	Blake et al. (2004)	10.1016/j.precamres.2004.03.012	PR133_143	Extrusive/depositional age
Scott-EG94_87-0001	51.6	50.6	51.1±0.5	K-Ar	age of mineralization	cryptomelane			Cryptomelane	Mn	18838	Woodie Woodie Manganese Mine, Gregory Ranges District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Woodie Woodie	Dammer et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.1.87	EG94_87	P. 95
Scott-EG94_87-0002	9.5	8.9	9.2±0.3	K-Ar	age of mineralization	cryptomelane			Cryptomelane	Mn	18838	Woodie Woodie Manganese Mine, Gregory Ranges District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Woodie Woodie	Dammer et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.1.87	EG94_87	P. 95

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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