Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 68224
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-68224.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 120
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 115

Number of Child Localities: 51
Child Localities:
Barney's Hill Gold Mine
Barney's Hill No. 1 North Gold Mine
Beaton's Hill Gold Mine
Billjim Gold Area
Blue Spec Mine (Golden Spec; Gold Spec; Northern Lode; Southern Lode)
Boobina Creek Prospect
Brook's Hill Diamonds
Chrysler Gold Mine
Cooke's Hill Gold Mine
Coongan Babingtonite Deposit
Copper Hills Mine
Copper Hills South Mine
Copper Hills West Mine
Day Dawn Gold Mine
Day Dawn No. 1 South Gold Mine
Diamond Queen Mine
Emu Creek East Mine
Enterprise Gold Mine (Union Jack)
Fisher's Reward Gold Mine
Five Mile Creek Goldfield
Freak Of Nature Gold Mine
Golden Crown Hill Mine (Beatons Creek Project)
Golden Promise Gold Mine
Grant's Hill Gold Mine (Trinity No. 1)
Great Eastern Gold Mine
Kellys Copper Mine (Mondana Mine)
Lionel Chrysotile Deposit
Lionel Cinnabar Deposit
Lionel Copper Deposit
Marquis Gold Mine
Middle Creek Goldfield
Mineral Reward Claim 61 Gold Mine
Mosquito Creek Goldfield
Nullagine Iron Ore Mine
One Mile Creek Mine (Nullagine Alluvials)
Otway Ni Deposit
Pilbara 'jade' Deposit
Promise Gold Mine
Reward Claim 331
Ryans Copper Prospect
Scottish Chief Gold Mine
Success Extended Gold Mine (Rejected)
Success Gold Mine (Barney's Hill United)
Sunrise Gold Mine
Sunrise No.1 Gold Mine
Try Again Gold Mine (Turkey Mary)
Twenty Mile-Sandy Creek Goldfield
Victory East Extended Gold Mine (Victory Volunteer)
Victory Extended Gold Mine
Victory Gold Mine (Walter's Folly)
Victory No. 1 East Gold Mine (New Victory Extended)

Latitude: 21°49'59"S
Longitude: 120°6'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.833055555556,120.10777777778

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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Diamond	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica
Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Wurtzite

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 As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Diamond Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica
Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Titanite Tourmaline Wurtzite

62 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurostibite ()*	Azurite ()*	Babingtonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Breithauptite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diamond ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Gaspéite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gudmundite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nullaginite ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Otwayite ()*	Paraotwayite ()*	Parkerite ()*
Pecoraite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Polydymite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Reevesite ()*	Rickardite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Shandite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	16051	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2500	2500	4	16051,16052,16062,16069	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	16069	489
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4000	0	1	16123	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	16046	9052
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂			1	16046	73
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3326	2500	7	16047,16052,16053,16054,16081,16084,16090	5509
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)			1	16051	161
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4000	0	1	16123	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2500	2500	2	16052,16081	5516
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	4000	0	1	16123	175
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	16046	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	16051,16084	27770
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	16046	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2500	2500	3	16052,16058,16081	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2500	2500	7	16046,16052,16053,16058,16069,16081,16084	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2500	2500	4	16052,16054,16058,16081	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4000	0	3	16082,16123,16124	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	4000	0	2	16083,16123	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2500	2500	1	16052	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	3326	2500	3	16047,16054,16081	2970
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	2770	2770	5	16031,16048,16050,16057,16079	697
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4000	0	1	16123	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2500	2500	2	16051,16052	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	16069,16096	24243
Gaspéite ()*	Calcite	Ni(CO₃)	65	0	1	16123	22
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	16054	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2770	2750	85	16031,16032,16033,16035,16036,16038,16039,16040,16041,16042,16043,16044,16045,16046,16048,16049,16050,16055,16057,16060,16062,16063,16064,16065,16066,16067,16068,16069,16070,16071,16072,16073,16074,16075,16076,16077,16078,16079,16080,16085,16087,16088,16090,16091,16093,16094,16096,16097,16098,16099,16100,16103,16104,16105,16106,16107,16110,16111,16112,16113,16115,16117,16118,16120,16129,16130,16131,16132,16133,16135,16136,16137,16138,16139,16140,16141,16142,16143,16144,16145,16146,16147,16148,16149,16150	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	4000	0	1	16123	717
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS			1	16046	170
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2770	2500	4	16052,16054,16079,16115	5591
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	16046	451
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	65	0	1	16123	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4000	2500	4	16046,16052,16069,16123	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3326	2500	9	16047,16052,16053,16054,16058,16081,16084,16090,16111	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	16046	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	4000	0	1	16123	1066
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	16069	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2500	2500	4	16046,16052,16069,16081	17380
Nullaginite ()*	Malachite	Ni₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	65	0	1	16123	3
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	16082	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2500	2500	1	16052	2349
Otwayite ()*	None	Ni₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·H₂O	65	0	1	16123	5
Paraotwayite ()*	None	Ni(OH)_2-x(SO₄,CO₃)_0.5x	65	0	1	16123	2
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	4000	0	1	16123	55
Pecoraite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	65	0	1	16123	40
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	4000	0	1	16123	1512
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	4000	0	1	16123	131
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	16051	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2770	2500	19	16032,16046,16052,16053,16069,16076,16079,16080,16081,16083,16084,16096,16103,16104,16106,16111,16120,16127,16147	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2500	2500	2	16046,16052	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2770	2500	36	16033,16035,16043,16045,16046,16051,16052,16053,16054,16055,16060,16065,16067,16069,16075,16079,16080,16081,16084,16088,16090,16094,16096,16098,16099,16104,16106,16111,16112,16132,16137,16139,16140,16143,16145,16149	61156
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	4000	0	1	16123	48
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂			1	16046	52
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	16069	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	16046,16103	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	16069	2705
Shandite ()*	None	Ni₃Pb₂S₂	4000	0	1	16123	14
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4000	0	2	16120,16123	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2500	2500	3	16046,16052,16069	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			3	16036,16045,16046	3418
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	16051	4899

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_00000216	Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback
Michelle_323	Porphyry intrudes upper members of the Archaean greenstones of the Warrawoona Group
Michelle_510	Deposit occurs in Archean serpentinized peridotite. It is the TL for three carbon minerals, paraotwayite, otwayite, and nullaginite, that occur as secondary mineralization in shear zones of the deposit. The veinlets cut all other minerals and appear to be late stage and low temperature in origin.
Michelle_512	Deposit occurs in Archean serpentinized peridotite. The serpentinite has undergone extensive alteration by shearing and silicification. Otway deposit is the TL for three carbon minerals, paraotwayite, otwayite, and nullaginite, that occur as secondary mineralization in shear zones of the deposit. The veinlets cut all other minerals and appear to be late stage and low temperature in origin.

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	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_00000216	2750	2750	2750					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	Overlies the Fortescue group disconformably to unconformably
Michelle_323	3326	3288	3307± 19	U-Pb	Age of intrusion	zircon	77713		Zircon			123095	Boobina Creek Prospect, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Boobina Porphyry	Pidgeon (1984)	10.1080/08120098408729294	AJES31_237	Age of intrusion into the Munni Munni Complex. It is the older limit of the unconformably overlying Fortescue Group.
PorphCu-00145	2500	2500	Archean							Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite	Cu	122950	Copper Hills Mine, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Copper Hills	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00409	2500	2500	Archean							Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Pyrite	Cu	122951	Kellys Copper Mine (Mondana Mine), Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Kelly	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Michelle_510	65	0	Tertiary, Post-Tertiary		Age of weathering					Gaspeite, Magnesite, Nullaginite, Otwayite, Paraotwayite, Pecoraite		10225	Otway Ni Deposit, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Otway Deposit	Nickel et al. (1979)	10.1080/00167617908729067	JGSA26_61	Age of weathering.
Michelle_512	4000	2500	Archean		Age of serpentinized peridotite					Lizardite, Magnetite		10225	Otway Ni Deposit, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Otway Deposit	Nickel et al. (1979)	10.1080/00167617908729067	JGSA26_61	Age of serpentinized peridotite.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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