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Locality Name:
Mount Holland Pegmatite Field, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2644
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2608

mindat Locality ID: 275825
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-275825.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Holland Pegmatite Field, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Forrestania Rubellite Pegmatite (Mount Hope Pegmatite)

Latitude: 32°11'13"S
Longitude: 119°47'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.186944444444,119.79444444444

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 B Ba Be Bi C Cl Fe H Hf K Li Mn Na Nb O S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBerylClayColumbiteFeldsparMatlockiteMicaNoneQuartzRutile
TourmalineZircon

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Elbaite  (*)Hafnon  (*)Kimrobinsonite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Thorite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)264426081191658803
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2644260811916511547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18264426081191654286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl2644260811916571
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2264426081191655171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O626442608119165518
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26442608119165520
Hafnon  (*)ZirconHf(SiO4)2644260811916511
Kimrobinsonite  (*)NoneTa(OH)3(O,CO3)264426081191652
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)264426081191654924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22644260811916517380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22644260811916561156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)264426081191652705
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO42644260811916553
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O626442608119165211
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)264426081191651006
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)262626141191655251



2 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
Kristen002498262626142620±6  zircon  YesZircon  240005Corinthia Gold Mine, Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCorinthia-Nevoria (Mount Hope)Tkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Kristen002499264426082626±18Sm/Nd albite, garnet  Yes  240005Corinthia Gold Mine, Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCorinthia-Nevoria (Mount Hope)Tkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 


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