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Locality Name:
Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2742
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2670

mindat Locality ID: 268175
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-268175.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Cliffs Nickel Mine (Cliffs-Charterhall; Mount Keith-Cliffs Charterhall)
Kingston Ni Prospect
MKD5 Nickel Deposit
Pomme D'Or Gold Mine
Sarah’s Find Deposit
Waldeck's Gold Alluvial Area (Waldeck's Find)

Latitude: 27°8'15"S
Longitude: 120°29'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.1375,120.49305555556
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: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaddeleyiteBlöditeBruciteCalciteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteFeldspar
GarnetGypsumHexahydriteHydrotalciteKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePicromeritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSepioliteSerpentine
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitaniteTochiliniteValleriiteWoodwarditeZircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Awaruite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Blödite  (*)Bornite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)
Godlevskite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Huntite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iowaite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Konyaite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Millerite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Morenosite  (*)Mountkeithite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Népouite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polydymite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spionkopite  (*)Stichtite  (*)Talc  (*)Thénardite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tochilinite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)Woodallite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)2274226701188553419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)274226701188558803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O27422670118855470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2274226701188552162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3274226701188551534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2274226701188553092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)274226701188551036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427422670118855708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS27422670218855,188579052
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe27422670118855166
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO227422670118855238
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O27422670118855130
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4274226701188555516
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb27422670118855175
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)227422670118855462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27422670218855,1885727770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S274226701188555707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227422670318853,18855,1885727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4274226701188553902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427422670118855951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8274226701188551756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)274226701188551025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS27422670118855966
Copper  (*)CopperCu274226701188553846
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S1627422670118855300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2274226701188559895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)274226701188558173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F274226701188552740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11885724243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)327422670118855504
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82742267011885540
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)274226701188557437
Gold  (*)CopperAu27422670318855,18856,1885830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC274226701188552812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3274226701188551544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O274226701188556890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S227422670118855205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32742267011885514640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O27422670118855251
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)42742267011885569
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O27422670118855341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)42742267011885587
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3274226701188555433
Iowaite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O2742267011885514
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS27422670118855154
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4274226701188555591
Konyaite  (*)PicromeriteNa2Mg(SO4)2·5H2O2742267011885520
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427422670218854,18855359
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O427422670118855229
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)274226701188551487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427422670318853,18854,1885514899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2274226701188555674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As827422670118855161
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS274226701188551066
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O274226701188551508
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O2742267011885584
Mountkeithite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Mg1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)274226701188554
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22742267011885517380
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)42742267011885566
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs27422670118855633
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O27422670118855471
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS27422670218855,18857767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S827422670418853,18854,18855,188571512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2274226701188552273
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S427422670118855131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227422670318853,18855,1885739462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2742267011885589
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S827422670418853,18854,18855,188579056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227422670218853,1885561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2274226701188555614
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O27422670118855241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)274226701188556417
Silver  (*)CopperAg274226701188555186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs227422670118855337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27422670218855,1885721482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S282742267011885573
Stichtite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2742267011885543
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)227422670218854,188553337
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)27422670118855299
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O274226701188554899
Tochilinite  (*)Tochilinite6(Fe0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)2]2742267011885556
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]27422670118855237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S427422670218853,18855380
Woodallite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O274226701188552
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)274226701188555251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_606Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_629Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite


3 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
Mo-N382_703-0001274226702706±36Re-Os isochron  Z58542, Z55765, Z55710, Z55725, Z58502, Z58507, Z5 Yes Mo225Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaKambalada, Perseverance, and Mt. KeithFoster et al. (1996)10.1038/382703a0N382_703 
Michelle_629270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu268175Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMt KeithHoatson 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). Dates on felsic volcanic rocks that include komatiites are consistent with an inferred eruption age for these komatiites of c. 2705 Ma.
Michelle_606270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu268171Cliffs Nickel Mine (Cliffs-Charterhall; Mount Keith-Cliffs Charterhall), Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCliffs-CharterhallHoatson 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). Dates on felsic volcanic rocks that include komatiites are consistent with an inferred eruption age for these komatiites of c. 2705 Ma.

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