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Locality Name:
Pilgangoora Pegmatites, Pilgangoora (Pilgangoora Mining Centre; Lynas Find; McPhees Patch; Mount York), Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3688
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2008

mindat Locality ID: 273039
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-273039.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pilgangoora Pegmatites, Pilgangoora (Pilgangoora Mining Centre; Lynas Find; McPhees Patch; Mount York), Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°4'15"S
Longitude: 118°54'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.070833333333,118.90083333333
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 Be C Ca Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O Si Sn Ta 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O Si Sn Ta 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteMicaNone
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3044279708803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183044279704286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)30442797027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23044280405171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6304427970518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6304427970289
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O330442797014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43044279705591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O430442797014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3044279704924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)230442797017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO230442797061156
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)33044279701214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6304427970688
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6304427970211


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG97_873-00011pegmatite
EG97_873-00012pegmatite
EG97_873-00013pegmatite
EG97_873-00014pegmatite
EG97_873-00015pegmatite
EG97_873-00016pegmatite
EG97_873-00017pegmatite


7 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
EG97_873-00015286228102836±26Pb-Pb cassiterite  YesCassiterite  245167Strelley Pegmatite, Strelley Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaStrelleySweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00016304428042924±120Pb-Pb cassiterite  YesCassiterite  245167Strelley Pegmatite, Strelley Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaStrelleySweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00017286927972833±36Pb-Pb apatite  Yes  245167Strelley Pegmatite, Strelley Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaStrelleySweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00011288428742879±5Pb-Pb tantalite  Yes  12155Green's Well Pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora (Pilgangoora Mining Centre; Lynas Find; McPhees Patch; Mount York), Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaPilgangooraSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00012290728652886±21Pb-Pb cassiterite  YesCassiterite  12495Tabba Tabba Pegmatite (Tabba Tabba Tantalum Mine), Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaTabba TabbaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00013303329152974±59Pb-Pb cassiterite  YesCassiterite  12495Tabba Tabba Pegmatite (Tabba Tabba Tantalum Mine), Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaTabba TabbaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873 
EG97_873-00014368820082848±840Pb-Pb lowapatite  Yes  12495Tabba Tabba Pegmatite (Tabba Tabba Tantalum Mine), Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaTabba TabbaSweetapple and Collins (2002)10.2113/gsecongeo.97.4.873EG97_873large error, authors say age is meaninglesss

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