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Locality Name:
Paraburdoo 4, Paraburdoo Iron Ore Mine, Paraburdoo, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2770
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2450

mindat Locality ID: 273284
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-273284.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Paraburdoo 4, Paraburdoo Iron Ore Mine, Paraburdoo, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°13'35"S
Longitude: 117°33'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.226388888889,117.555

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayCorundumDiasporeNonePyriteQuartzSpinelStilpnomelane

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22770245009895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2770245007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327702450014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427702450014899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227702450039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227702450061156
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O277024500456



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000215Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000219Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000222Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000223Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback


4 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
Giersdorf_00000215277027702770     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Fortescue Group begins with early clastic sedimentation and mafic volcanism
Giersdorf_00000219260024802600-2480     Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Carbonate layer overlying the Marra Mamba BIF, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000222248024502480-2450 Felsic and Mafic ages are indistinguishable through current dating techniques, suggesting bimodal volcanic activity in the area   Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837BIF overlying the Brockman BIF, part of the Hamersley group, ages of the felsic and mafic units in this stratigraphy are indistinguishable from each other, suggesting a contemporaneous formation time.
Giersdorf_00000223247424662470±4U-PbVolcanogenic zircon crystals dated provide a good estimate of the gate of the Dales Gorge member and thereby the Brockman BIF   YesZircon 17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Member layer in the Brockman BIF, volcanogenic zircons provide an age for this member


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