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Locality Name:
Whundo Copper Mine, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3200

mindat Locality ID: 122949
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122949.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Whundo Copper Mine, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°4'50"S
Longitude: 116°55'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.080555555556,116.92472222222
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 As C Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteArsenopyriteBerylChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteMalachite
MarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSphaleriteSpinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53200320001310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3200320009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23200320005509
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3200320005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS232003200027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183200320001008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3200320004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3200320002970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3200320001027
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3200320007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O332003200014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O432003200014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)232003200012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23200320005674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)232003200017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS232003200039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83200320009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232003200061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS32003200021482


1 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
vms-0006232003200Archean       S122949Whundo Copper Mine, Karratha, Roebourne Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaWhundoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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