Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2709
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2600

mindat Locality ID: 271660
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-271660.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 83
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 80

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Aldiss-Karonie
Mount Monger
Randalls

Latitude: 31°2'10"S
Longitude: 122°11'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.036111111111,122.19222222222

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum
Covellite	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Corrensite ()*	Covellite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Ferro-tschermakite ()*	Frohbergite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Grunerite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Honeaite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mattagamite ()*	Melonite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Opal ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Violarite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Te Ti Tl Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Copper Corrensite Corundum
Covellite Feldspar Kaolinite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Talc Tetradymite Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

53 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2709	2600	3	16881,16925,16937	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2680	2600	1	16906	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	2680	2600	1	16866	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2680	2600	1	16900	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2680	2600	2	16924,16925	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2709	2600	2	16881,16900	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2680	2600	5	16909,16925,16934,16937,16939	9052
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	2680	2600	1	16866	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2680	2600	1	16900	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2709	2600	11	16866,16880,16881,16889,16890,16906,16908,16910,16922,16925,16939	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	2680	2600	1	16939	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2709	2701	2	16874,16881	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2680	2600	2	16900,16908	1756
Corrensite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Ca,Na,K)_1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)₉(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₁₀·nH₂O	2680	2600	1	16903	49
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2680	2600	2	16910,16924	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2709	2600	4	16880,16881,16903,16910	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2680	2600	1	16896	648
Ferro-tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	2680	2600	1	16925	27
Frohbergite ()*	Marcasite	FeTe₂	2680	2600	1	16866	40
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2709	2600	4	16881,16886,16909,16936	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2680	2600	73	16858,16859,16860,16861,16862,16863,16864,16865,16866,16867,16868,16869,16870,16871,16872,16873,16874,16875,16876,16877,16879,16882,16883,16884,16885,16886,16887,16888,16893,16894,16895,16896,16897,16898,16899,16900,16901,16902,16903,16904,16905,16906,16907,16908,16909,16910,16911,16912,16914,16915,16916,16917,16919,16920,16921,16923,16924,16925,16926,16927,16928,16929,16930,16931,16932,16933,16934,16935,16936,16937,16938,16939,16940	30554
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2680	2600	1	16925	223
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2680	2600	5	16874,16886,16896,16903,16925	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2680	2600	1	16866	804
Honeaite ()*	Not in a structural group	Au₃TlTe₂	2680	2600	1	16866	3
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2709	2600	3	16866,16881,16925	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2680	2600	2	16874,16885	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	2709	2600	3	16874,16881,16900	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2709	2600	8	16880,16881,16900,16910,16925,16933,16937,16939	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2680	2600	1	16924	5674
Mattagamite ()*	Marcasite	CoTe₂	2680	2600	1	16866	7
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	2680	2600	1	16866	207
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2680	2600	1	16866	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2709	2600	4	16881,16886,16906,16930	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2709	2701	1	16881	633
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2709	2701	1	16874	2994
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2709	2701	1	16881	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2709	2600	4	16880,16881,16889,16890	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	2680	2600	1	16866	409
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2680	2600	1	16866	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2709	2600	15	16858,16866,16880,16881,16889,16906,16908,16909,16922,16924,16925,16932,16934,16936,16939	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2709	2600	11	16858,16866,16880,16881,16889,16890,16925,16933,16934,16937,16939	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2709	2600	33	16870,16874,16879,16880,16881,16883,16886,16887,16894,16896,16897,16899,16900,16902,16903,16904,16906,16907,16911,16920,16923,16924,16925,16926,16927,16928,16930,16934,16936,16937,16938,16939,16940	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2680	2600	3	16900,16903,16920	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2680	2600	2	16886,16900	2705
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2709	2600	2	16881,16886	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2709	2600	8	16874,16880,16881,16889,16900,16903,16908,16909	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	2680	2600	1	16866	276
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2680	2600	1	16866	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2709	2600	4	16880,16881,16889,16900	2562
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	2680	2600	1	16903	652
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2680	2600	2	16889,16922	380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2678	2670	1	16900	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_514	Komatiite deposit in the Eastern Goldfields Province, discovered in 1970. Putnisite occurs in the oxidation zone of komatiite and dioritic lodes.
Michelle_603	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_604	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_514	2709	2701	2705±4	U-Pb	Age of deposit		zircon	Yes	Zircon			248267	Armstrong Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Armstrong Ni Mine	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	Table. 1. Age of deposit
EG90_845-00003	2678	2670	2674±4	Pb-Pb			zircon	Yes	Zircon			223	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia		Kent and McDougall (1995)	10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845	EG90_845
Hg-00117	2680	2600		Ar-Ar, U-Pb		high		Yes		Coloradoite	Hg	223	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia		Kent and McDougall (1995)	10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845	EG90_845
Michelle_603	2709	2701	2705±4		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province						Ni, Cu	271773	Blair Ni Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Blair	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See 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_604	2709	2701	2705±4		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province						Ni, Cu	146969	Carnilya Hill Ni Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Carnilya Hill	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See 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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