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Locality Name:
Argyle Mine (Argyle AK1 Pipe), Lake Argyle Area, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 4301
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4301.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Argyle Mine (Argyle AK1 Pipe), Lake Argyle Area, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 16°42'59"S
Longitude: 128°23'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.716388888889,128.38888888889

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Se Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Se Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeCorundumDiamondFeldsparGarnet
JeppeiteKaoliniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTalcTitaniteWurtzite
Zircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Coesite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jeppeite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Lucasite-(Ce)  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Moissanite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Priderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Selenium  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Wadeite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO2077
Diamond  (*)DiamondC0697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Jeppeite  (*)Jeppeite(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe3+)6O1304
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40359
Lucasite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCeTi2O5(OH)04
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Moissanite  (*)WurtziteSiC057
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Priderite  (*)CoronaditeK(Ti7Fe3+)O16041
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)20148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe0143
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Wadeite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi3O9027
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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