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Locality Name:
Westonia Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2744
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2629

mindat Locality ID: 248213
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248213.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Westonia Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Dicks Reward
Westonia

Latitude: 31°14'38"S
Longitude: 118°36'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.243888888889,118.60805555556
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 Au B Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti V W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteBaryteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMolybdenite
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteTourmalineZircon

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinobisvanite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Crocoite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pucherite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2274427261187823419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)274427261187828803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3274427261187822353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5274427261187821310
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)274427261187821036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)227442726118782718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427442726118782708
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6274427261187822060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2744272611878227770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4274427261187823902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O274427261187823531
Clinobisvanite  (*)NoneBi(VO4)2744262911878136
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18274427261187821008
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)2744272611878281
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6274427261187824135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2274427261187829895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)274427261187828173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O27442726118782484
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)27442726118782551
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)274427261187821188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27442726218779,1878224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu27442629218781,1878230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC274427261187822812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O274427261187826890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl274427261187821398
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O27442726118782144
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)2744272611878257
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4274427261187825591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)274427261187821487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42744272611878214899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2274427261187825674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)274427261187824924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2274427261187825800
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O27442726118782471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O274427261187822994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)274427261187822349
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)2744272611878253
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227442726218779,1878239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl274427261187821725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S827442726218779,187829056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227442629218781,1878261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2274427261187825614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)274427261187824894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)274427261187822705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)274427261187826417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO527442726218779,187821516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11877921482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O274427261187824899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2274427261187822562
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4274427261187821655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)274427261187825251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)274427261187821025


2 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
Kristen002496265126292640±11Sm/Nd albite, garnet     207543Westonia, Westonia Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWestonia-HolletonTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Mo-00482274427262735±9Re-Os molybdenite   MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo244623Edna May Gold Mine, Westonia, Westonia Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaEdna MayHannah et al. (2007)10.1130/G23538A.1G35_703 

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