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Locality Name:
Paddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2680
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2600

mindat Locality ID: 270640
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-270640.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Paddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°29'29"S
Longitude: 121°21'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.491388888889,121.35083333333
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 B C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcTourmaline

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2680260008803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22680260003092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2680260001036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4268026000708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2680260009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22680260005509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26802600027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226802600027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2680260008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26802600024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2680260007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu26802600030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2680260002812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326802600014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32680260005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426802600014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226802600012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22680260005674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226802600017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226802600039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82680260009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226802600061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22680260005614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2680260004894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2680260002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2680260001153
Silver  (*)CopperAg2680260005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26802600021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22680260003337


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
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 

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