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Locality Name:
Maggie Hays Ni Mine, Lake Johnston, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2925
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2917

mindat Locality ID: 250497
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-250497.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maggie Hays Ni Mine, Lake Johnston, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°13'54"S
Longitude: 120°30'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.231666666667,120.505

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 Be Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylChalcopyriteClayGarnetMicaNickelineNonePentlanditePyrite
QuartzSpinelTalc

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Talc  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32925291702353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2292529170718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182925291704286
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS229252917027198
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2292529170327
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2292529170223
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O429252917014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)229252917017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82925291701512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS229252917039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82925291709056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229252917061156
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22925291703337
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4292529170380



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_619Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite


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
EG105_1057_037292029202920     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru267018Lake Johnston, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaLake JohnstonBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Michelle_61929252917>2921±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu250497Maggie Hays Ni Mine, Lake Johnston, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMaggie HaysHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).


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