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Locality Name:
Slippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2697
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2600

mindat Locality ID: 270370
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-270370.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Slippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°22'53"S
Longitude: 121°3'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.381388888889,121.0625
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 As Au B C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Te Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteClayCopperCorundumMeloniteMicaNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzSphaleriteTalcTourmaline

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
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)22697260003419
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22697260003092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2697260009052
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2269726000361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26972600027770
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22697260009895
Gold  (*)CopperAu26972600030554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32697260005433
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226972600017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226972600039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82697260009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226972600061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2697260002705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26972600021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22697260003337


4 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
EG90_845-00003267826702674±4Pb-Pb zircon  YesZircon  223Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia Kent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
Hg-0011726802600 Ar-Ar, U-Pb high   YesColoradoiteHg223Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia Kent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 
G35_703-004269726792688 ± 9Re-Os    Yes  203489Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaOra Banda-Enterprise, Yilgarn, AustraliaHannah et al. (2007)10.1130/G23538A.1G35_703 
Mo-00406269226742683±9Re-Os molybdenite  YesMolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo203489Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaOra Banda-EnterpriseHannah et al. (2007)10.1130/G23538A.1G35_703 

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