Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Area C Mine, Mining Area C (Northern Flank; Packsaddle), Weeli Wolli Creek Area, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2450

mindat Locality ID: 256623
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256623.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Area C Mine, Mining Area C (Northern Flank; Packsaddle), Weeli Wolli Creek Area, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°54'55"S
Longitude: 118°58'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.915277777778,118.96666666667
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 C Ca Fe H Mg Mn O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mg Mn O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousCorundumDiasporeHalotrichiteNoneQuartzRutile

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22600245009895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2600245007437
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O260024500409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326002450014640
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2600245002994
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22600245003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226002450061156


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000218Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000221Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback


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
Giersdorf_00000218260026002600     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Lowest formation in the Hamersley Group
Giersdorf_00000221248024502480-2450     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837BIF overlying the Mt. Sylvia and Mt. McRae Shale layers, part of the Hamersley group

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