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Locality Name:
Mullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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

mindat Locality ID: 272222
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-272222.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Golden Goose Gold Mine
Golden Zone Gold Mine
Hannans North Gold Mine
Hyman Gold Mine
Milanese Gold Mine (Golden Dream)
Mount Percy Gold Mine
Mystery Gold Mine (Mystery Zone)
Phar Lap Gold Mine
Reefer's Eureka Gold Mine
Sir John Gold Mine
Union Club Gold Mine

Latitude: 30°44'"S
Longitude: 121°28'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.733333333333,121.47722222222
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 Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
KaoliniteMicaMilleriteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelTalcTitaniteTourmaline

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26802600516787,16790,16791,16794,167958803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)626802600416790,16791,16794,16795966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS26802600416790,16791,16794,167959052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26802600516787,16790,16791,16794,1679527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226802600416790,16791,16794,1679527198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226802600416790,16791,16794,167959895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26802600216787,167948173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26802600416790,16791,16794,1679524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26802600416790,16791,16794,167957437
Gold  (*)CopperAu263826201116785,16786,16787,16788,16789,16790,16791,16792,16793,16794,1679530554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326802600416790,16791,16794,1679514640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)426802600516789,16790,16791,16794,167955591
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O426802600416790,16791,16794,16795229
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)26802600416790,16791,16794,167951487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42680260011678714899
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS26802600416790,16791,16794,167951066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226382620516789,16790,16791,16794,1679517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226802600516787,16790,16791,16794,1679539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226802600616787,16789,16790,16791,16794,1679561156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226802600416790,16791,16794,16795253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO226802600516787,16790,16791,16794,167955614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)268026001167924894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26802600516788,16790,16791,16794,167952705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26802600416790,16791,16794,1679521482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)226802600416790,16791,16794,167953337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O26802600416790,16791,16794,167954899
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)268026001167941025


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
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 
EG90_845-00002263826202629±9Ar-Ar muscovite  YesMuscovite Au, Te11401Golden Mile Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaGolden Mile depositKent and McDougall (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.845EG90_845 

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