Mineral Evolution Database

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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

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.

Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Spinel	Stilpnomelane

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:
Clay Corundum Diaspore None Pyrite Quartz Spinel Stilpnomelane

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Dolomite ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2770	2450	9895
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2770	2450	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2770	2450	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2770	2450	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2770	2450	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2770	2450	61156
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	2770	2450	456

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000215	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000219	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000222	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Giersdorf_00000223	Model 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000215	2770	2770	2770			Yes		17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Fortescue Group begins with early clastic sedimentation and mafic volcanism
Giersdorf_00000219	2600	2480	2600-2480			Yes		17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Carbonate layer overlying the Marra Mamba BIF, part of the Hamersley group
Giersdorf_00000222	2480	2450	2480-2450		Felsic and Mafic ages are indistinguishable through current dating techniques, suggesting bimodal volcanic activity in the area	Yes		17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	BIF 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_00000223	2474	2466	2470±4	U-Pb	Volcanogenic zircon crystals dated provide a good estimate of the gate of the Dales Gorge member and thereby the Brockman BIF	Yes	Zircon	17597	Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Mount Tom Price Mine	Taylor et. al (2001)	0361-0128/01/3161/837-37	EG96_837	Member layer in the Brockman BIF, volcanogenic zircons provide an age for this member

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