Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Fenian Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 265442
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-265442.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fenian Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°36'32"S
Longitude: 118°30'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.608888888889,118.50555555556

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Clay	Copper	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Pyrite
Quartz	Serpentine	Talc

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 As Au C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Clay Copper Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Mica None Pyrite
Quartz Serpentine Talc

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Gold ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Talc ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	951
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1487
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3337
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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