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Locality Name:
Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2918
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2220

mindat Locality ID: 272975
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-272975.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Beryl Group
Kangan (Kangan North; Kangan Rogers; Bassets)
Lewis Rock Hole Pegmatite
Mill's Find
Mount Cassiterite
Stannum West Prospect
Wodgina Iron Ore Mine
Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke)
Wodgina West

Latitude: 21°11'21"S
Longitude: 118°38'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.189166666667,118.63611111111
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 Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteAutuniteBaryteBerylBismutite
CalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHureauliteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculite
SodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTopazTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianite

66 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bobierrite  (*)Calciotantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinobisvanite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Coronadite  (*)Corundum  (*)Diopside  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pucherite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Robertsite  (*)Sabugalite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sicklerite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Strengite  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wodginite  (*)
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)29182220618303,18305,18307,18308,18310,183118803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)29182220218310,183112734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)291822201183101036
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O291822201183101272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1829182220418303,18304,18305,183104286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi291822201183101966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)29182220118310716
Bobierrite  (*)VivianiteMg3(PO4)2·8H2O2918222011831017
Calciotantite  (*)NoneCaTa4O111183076
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2918222011831027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO228622810418307,18308,18310,183115171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1183114979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1183115707
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O29182220318308,18310,183113531
Clinobisvanite  (*)NoneBi(VO4)2918222011831036
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8291822201183101756
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O629182220318303,18307,18310289
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1628402818118305227
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3291822201183101797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61183084135
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)118308520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)291822201183108173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O629182220118310414
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O62918222011831083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F291822201183102740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2291822201183109617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O429182220118310445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11831124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1183087437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2918222011831030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3291822201183101544
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S29182220118310237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32918222011831014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O29182220218310,183111689
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O28402818118305125
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)2918222011831057
Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)PyrochloreCa1.5Ta2O6(OH)2918222011831010
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O229182220118310148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)429182220218307,183105591
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)29182220218305,18310155
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2318304,18308,1831112537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)28402220418305,18307,18310,183114924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21183115800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228902420518303,18305,18307,18308,1831017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O29182220118310471
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2291822201183102273
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)2918222011831053
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)29182220218305,1831080
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S829182220218308,183109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229182220518305,18307,18308,18310,1831161156
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O2840281811830536
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O2840281811830587
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)29182220218310,183114894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)29182220418305,18308,18310,183112705
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)29182220218305,1831066
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)29182220218310,183112473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)329182220418303,18305,18308,183101214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11831121482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O629182220218307,18310688
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O28402818118305263
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O629182220318305,18307,18310211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F229182220218308,183101476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2291822201183102562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10291822201183101395
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O829182220218307,1831078
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)291822201183101025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG97_873-00001pegmatite
EG97_873-00002pegmatite
EG97_873-00003pegmatite
EG97_873-00004pegmatite
EG97_873-00005pegmatite
EG97_873-00006pegmatite


11 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
Bradley_2012_150284028182829±11Pb/Pb columbite, tantalite     12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
EG97_873-00001289028902890Rb-Sr muscovite   Muscovite  12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00002242024202420K-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00003280028002800Rb-Sr microcline   Microcline  12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00004222022202220K-Ar microcline   Microcline  12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00005284028182829±11Pb-Pb tantalite     12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00006291826882803±115Pb-Pb apatite     12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
Grew_Li_2019_0030289028902890      Ferrisicklerite 12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMain tantalite dyke, Wodgina pegmatite field, North Pilbara craton, Western Australia, AustraliaSweetapple and Collins (2002); Dittrich et al. (2016a)   
Kristen002486284028182829±11  tantalo-niobates     12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Kristen002487286228102836±26  cassiterite   Cassiterite  12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Kristen002488285528232839±16  cassiterite   Cassiterite  12565Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina Pegmatite; Main Tantalite Dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWodginaTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 

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