Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Telfer Mine, Rudall River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 25162
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25162.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Telfer Mine, Rudall River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°44'28"S
Longitude: 122°11'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.741111111111,122.19611111111

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Feldspar	Gypsum
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Mixite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tourmaline
Wurtzite	Zircon

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Bastnäsite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Feldspar Gypsum
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Mixite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetradymite Tourmaline
Wurtzite Zircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Agardite-(Nd) ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*
Anilite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chenevixite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornubite ()*
Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dravite ()*	Dussertite ()*	Galena ()*	Geerite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mixite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Plumbogummite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Variscite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Mixite	CeCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	43
Agardite-(Nd) ()*	Mixite	NdCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	18
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2162
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	304
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	90
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	43
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	648
Dussertite ()*	Alunite	BaFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	33
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Geerite ()*	None	Cu₈S₅	38
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	180
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	82
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	168
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	492
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	767
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	170
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	3418
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	510
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	301
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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