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Numbers 3 and 5 prospects, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Ravensthorpe ShireShire
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Part of Number 3 and 5 Prospects

Numbers 3 and 5 prospects, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Part of Number 3 and 5 Prospects

Numbers 3 and 5 prospects, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Part of Number 3 and 5 Prospects

Numbers 3 and 5 prospects, Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 36' 4'' South , 120° 15' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-33.60137,120.25702
GeoHash:
G#: qdj8be03z
GRN:
S23E72
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ravensthorpe1,101 (2012)19.6km
Hopetoun584 (2014)40.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
122898
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122898:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located 19 km east of Ravensthorpe. Just north of the South Coast Highway.
Prospects almost adjacent to each other. Number 5 is the western most of the two.

Tremolite, talc-carbonate, bladed textured serpentinized olivine, and talc rocks, at the base of a thick sequence of metabasalt, or amphibolite. Banded chert, dipping south, forms the Footwall.

Number 5 is pyrrhotite rich breccia sulphides, grading up to 2.4% Ni. The disseminated sulphides are found in a 2 metre thick zone in carbonate-serpentine-tremolite.

Number 3 is massive pyrite along the basal contact with the ultramafic unit, showing 0.9 metres thick of disseminated sulphides, averaging only 0.51% Ni.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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References

Marston, R. J. (1984) Nickel mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14. Geological Survey of Western Australia
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