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Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

28° 51' 35'' South , 122° 32' 52'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Age:

2090 ± 10 to 2021 ± 13 Ma

Geologic Time:

Paleoproterozoic

Dating method:

Rb-Sr and Pb/Pb

Köppen climate type:

BWh : Hot deserts climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Laverton	640 (2013)	29.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

146192

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:146192:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Mount Weld REE deposit; Mount Weld deposit

Carbonatitic REE deposit with additional Nb, Ta, Zr, Ti contents ('Crown deposit' - apparently a separate part of the carbonatite).
Discovered in 1988; owned by Lynas Corp.

Located about 30 km south of Laverton and 120 km east of Leonora.

Rare earths are contained in secondary phosphates and aluminophosphates, presumably derived from weathering of the Proterozoic Mount Weld carbonatite, an intrusive pipe approximately three kilometers in diameter.

One of the references describes churchite as a fragile secondary mineral of microcrystalline acicular radiating crystals. It is found as void filling in crandallite group minerals, and as encrustations on limonite aggregates, weathered magnetite, on crandallite group grains, and sometimes as fine grained intergrowths with limonite

Carbonatite Complex is roughly circular in plan, 4km in diameter and intrudes Archean greenstone sequence consisting essentially of basic and ultrabasic volcanic rocks and metasediments (Duncan & Willett 1990; Middlemost 1990). Carbonatite dikes have been intersected in drilling up to 5 km from the complex, but there is no associated alkaline silicate rock.

Rare earth element (REE) deposit, is one of the largest of its type on Earth. Current mining exploits the high-grade weathered goethite-bearing resource that lies above, and which represents the weathering product of a subjacent carbonatite.

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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Rare Earths

Mineral List

ⓘ var. Iron-bearing Dolomite

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Gorceixite-Goyazite Series'

ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite

ⓘ 'Monazite Supergroup'

ⓘ var. Niobium-bearing Rutile

ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite

ⓘ Vermiculite

ⓘ 'White mica'

ⓘ 'Xenotime'

ⓘ 'Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)'

35 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine

Formula: NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆

References:

Dunkan, R.K. and Willett, G.C. (1990): Mount Weld Carbonatite. In: Hughes, F. E. (Ed.) (1990): Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia & Papua New Guinea. The AusIMM, Melbourne, Monograph 14, vol. 1, 591-597.

Nelson, D.R, Chivas, A.R, Chappell, B.W, McCulloch, M.T (1988) Geochemical and isotopic systematics in carbonatites and implications for the evolution of ocean-island sources. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 52 (1) 1-17 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(88)90051-8

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

Cook, Nigel J., Ciobanu, Cristiana L., Wade, Benjamin P., Gilbert, Sarah E., Alford, Robert (2023) Mineralogy and Distribution of REE in Oxidised Ores of the Mount Weld Laterite Deposit, Western Australia. Minerals, 13 (5) 656 doi:10.3390/min13050656

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Ancylite'

References:

Chandler, Ross, Bhat, Ganesh, Mavrogenes, John, Knell, Brad, David, Rhiannon, Leggo, Thomas (2024) The primary geology of the Paleoproterozoic Mt Weld Carbonatite Complex, Western Australia. Journal of Petrology, 65 (2) doi:10.1093/petrology/egae007

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

Trans. Inst. Mining Metall.(Sect. B:Applied Earth Sci.) 104, 203-208(1995)

ⓘ 'Apatite Group'

References:

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu₂(OH)₃Cl

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Baddeleyite

Formula: ZrO₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

References:

ⓘ Beudantite

Formula: PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Burbankite Group'

Formula: A₃B₃(CO₃)₅

References:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ ~~Cavoite~~

Formula: CaV⁴⁺₃O₇

Description: On-line version of Handbook page (http://rruff.info/doclib/hom/cavoite.pdf) is in fact that of cerianite-(Ce).

References:

Mineralogical Society of America - Handbook of Mineralogy

ⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)

Formula: (Ce⁴⁺,Th)O₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

Trans. Inst. Mining Metall.(Sect. B:Applied Earth Sci.) 104, 203-208(1995)

ⓘ Churchite-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO₄) · 2H₂O

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

Trans. Inst. Mining Metall.(Sect. B:Applied Earth Sci.) 104, 203-208(1995)

ⓘ Crandallite

Formula: CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆

References:

Lottermoser, Bernd G. (1987) Churchite from the Mt Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (361) 468-469 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.361.16

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite

Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO₃)₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Florencite'

References:

Lottermoser, Bernd G. (1987) Churchite from the Mt Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (361) 468-469 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.361.16

ⓘ 'Fluocerite'

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Frankdicksonite

Formula: BaF₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

ⓘ Gorceixite

Formula: BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆

References:

Lottermoser, Bernd G. (1987) Churchite from the Mt Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (361) 468-469 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.361.16

ⓘ 'Gorceixite-Goyazite Series'

References:

ⓘ Goyazite

Formula: SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆

References:

Lottermoser, Bernd G. (1987) Churchite from the Mt Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (361) 468-469 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.361.16

ⓘ Hollandite

Formula: Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

ⓘ Lepidocrocite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Lottermoser, Bernd G. (1987) Churchite from the Mt Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (361) 468-469 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.361.16

ⓘ Lithiophorite

Formula: (Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite

Formula: ◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe³⁺₂}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

Fetherston, J. Michael (2004) Tantalum in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 22. Geological Survey of Western Australia

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Monazite-(La)

Formula: La(PO₄)

References:

Trans. Inst. Mining Metall.(Sect. B:Applied Earth Sci.) 104, 203-208(1995)

ⓘ 'Monazite Supergroup'

Formula: MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺

References:

ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

References:

ⓘ Olekminskite

Formula: Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO₃)₂

References:

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M₂SiO₄

References:

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Plumbogummite

Formula: PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'

Formula: A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z

References:

Lottermoser, B. G.

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Rhabdophane'

References:

Trans. Inst. Mining Metall.(Sect. B:Applied Earth Sci.) 104, 203-208(1995)

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile

Formula: (Ti,Nb)O₂

References:

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

References:

Fetherston, J. Michael (2004) Tantalum in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 22. Geological Survey of Western Australia

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO₃

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ 'Synchysite'

Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F

References:

ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

ⓘ Vermiculite

Formula: Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O

References:

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

Fetherston, J. Michael (2004) Tantalum in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 22. Geological Survey of Western Australia

ⓘ 'White mica'

References:

ⓘ 'Xenotime'

References:

ⓘ 'Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)'

Formula: Ba₂Ce(CO₃)₃F

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
ⓘ	Frankdicksonite	3.AB.25	BaF₂
ⓘ	Atacamite	3.DA.10a	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	'Pyrochlore Group'	4.00.	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	var. Niobium-bearing Rutile	4.DB.05	(Ti,Nb)O₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Baddeleyite	4.DE.35	ZrO₂
ⓘ	Hollandite	4.DK.05a	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆
ⓘ	Cerianite-(Ce)	4.DL.05	(Ce⁴⁺,Th)O₂
ⓘ	Lepidocrocite	4.FE.15	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Lithiophorite	4.FE.25	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Cavoite ?	4.HE.40	CaV⁴⁺₃O₇
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	var. Iron-bearing Dolomite	5.AB.10	Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Strontianite	5.AB.15	SrCO₃
ⓘ	Olekminskite	5.AB.40	Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	'Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)'	5.BD.10	Ba₂Ce(CO₃)₃F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Monazite-(La)	8.AD.50	La(PO₄)
ⓘ	Beudantite	8.BL.05	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Crandallite	8.BL.10	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Gorceixite	8.BL.10	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Goyazite	8.BL.10	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Plumbogummite	8.BL.10	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Churchite-(Y)	8.CJ.50	Y(PO₄) · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Aegirine	9.DA.25	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Magnesio-riebeckite	9.DE.25	◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe³⁺₂}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Tetraferriphlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
ⓘ	Montmorillonite	9.EC.40	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Vermiculite	9.EC.50	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Bastnäsite'	-	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Fluocerite'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite Group'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'Rhabdophane'	-
ⓘ	'Xenotime'	-
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Synchysite'	-	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Ancylite'	-
ⓘ	'Florencite'	-
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Olivine Group'	-	M₂SiO₄
ⓘ	'Monazite Supergroup'	-	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
ⓘ	'Apatite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Gorceixite-Goyazite Series'	-
ⓘ	'White mica'	-
ⓘ	'Burbankite Group'	-	A₃B₃(CO₃)₅

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
H	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Churchite-(Y)	Y(PO₄) · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gorceixite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite	◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe₂³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
H	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
H	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
H	ⓘ Gorceixite-Goyazite Series
Li	Lithium
Li	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Olekminskite	Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
C	ⓘ Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)	Ba₂Ce(CO₃)₃F
C	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
C	ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite	Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Burbankite Group	A₃B₃(CO₃)₅
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Baddeleyite	ZrO₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
O	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)	(Ce⁴⁺,Th)O₂
O	ⓘ Churchite-(Y)	Y(PO₄) · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gorceixite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite	◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe₂³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Monazite-(La)	La(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Olekminskite	Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
O	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)	Ba₂Ce(CO₃)₃F
O	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile	(Ti,Nb)O₂
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite	Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Cavoite	CaV₃⁴⁺O₇
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
O	ⓘ Gorceixite-Goyazite Series
O	ⓘ Burbankite Group	A₃B₃(CO₃)₅
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
F	ⓘ Frankdicksonite	BaF₂
F	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
F	ⓘ Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)	Ba₂Ce(CO₃)₃F
F	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite	◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe₂³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite	◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe₂³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite	Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO₃)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Gorceixite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
Al	ⓘ Gorceixite-Goyazite Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite	◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe₂³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Si	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Churchite-(Y)	Y(PO₄) · 2H₂O
P	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Gorceixite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Monazite-(La)	La(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
P	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
P	ⓘ Gorceixite-Goyazite Series
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Olekminskite	Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite	Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Cavoite	CaV₃⁴⁺O₇
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile	(Ti,Nb)O₂
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Cavoite	CaV₃⁴⁺O₇
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Mn	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite	◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe₂³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite	KMg₃(Fe³⁺Si₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite	Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO₃)₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
As	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Sr	ⓘ Olekminskite	Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO₃)₂
Sr	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
Sr	ⓘ Gorceixite-Goyazite Series
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Y	ⓘ Churchite-(Y)	Y(PO₄) · 2H₂O
Y	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Baddeleyite	ZrO₂
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
Nb	ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile	(Ti,Nb)O₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Frankdicksonite	BaF₂
Ba	ⓘ Gorceixite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Ba	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Ba	ⓘ Olekminskite	Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO₃)₂
Ba	ⓘ Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)	Ba₂Ce(CO₃)₃F
Ba	ⓘ Gorceixite-Goyazite Series
La	Lanthanum
La	ⓘ Monazite-(La)	La(PO₄)
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Ce	ⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)	(Ce⁴⁺,Th)O₂
Ce	ⓘ Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)	Ba₂Ce(CO₃)₃F
Ce	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
Nd	Neodymium
Nd	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Nd	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺
Th	Thorium
Th	ⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)	(Ce⁴⁺,Th)O₂
Th	ⓘ Monazite Supergroup	MTO₄, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr⁶⁺

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Paleoproterozoic : 2064 ± 13 Ma

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Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

2064 ± 13 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton

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Lottermoser, Bernd G. (1987) Churchite from the Mt Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (361) 468-469 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.361.16

Lottermoser, B. G., England, B. M. (1988) Compositional variation in pyrochlores from the Mt Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 38 (1) 37-51 doi:10.1007/bf01162480[Na-Ca-pyrochlore, strontian pyrochlore, strontiopyrochlore, ceriopyrochlore, cerian strontiopyrochlore, and strontian ceriopyrochlore]

Lottermoser, B.G. (1990) Rare-earth element mineralisation within the Mt. Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Lithos, 24 (2) 151-167 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(90)90022-s

Hughes, F. E. (Ed.). (1990). Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne, 591-597.

Middlemost, Eric (1990) Mineralogy and petrology of the rauhaugites of the Mt Weld carbonatite complex of Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 41 (2) 145-161 doi:10.1007/bf01168492

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Weld

Jaireth, Subhash; Hoatson, Dean M.; Miezitis, Yanis (2014) Geological setting and resources of the major rare-earth-element deposits in Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 62. 72-128 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.008

Pirajno, Franco (2015) Intracontinental anorogenic alkaline magmatism and carbonatites, associated mineral systems and the mantle plume connection. Gondwana Research, 27 (3) 1181-1216 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2014.09.008

Smith, M.P., Moore, K., Kavecsánszki, D., Finch, A.A., Kynicky, J., Wall, F. (2016) From mantle to critical zone: A review of large and giant sized deposits of the rare earth elements. Geoscience Frontiers, 7 (3) 315-334 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2015.12.006

Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4

lynasrareearths.com (n.d.) https://lynasrareearths.com/about-us/locations/mt-weld-western-australia/

Zhukova, Irina A; Stepanov, Aleksandr S; Jiang, Shao-Yong; Murphy, David; Mavrogenes, John; Allen, Charlotte; Chen, Wei; Bottrill, Ralph (2021) Complex REE systematics of carbonatites and weathering products from uniquely rich Mount Weld REE deposit, Western Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 139. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104539

Je, Jinyoung, Lee, Sujeong (2023) A Review on Process Mineralogical Characteristics and Current State of Beneficiation Process of Mount Weld Rare Earths Mine in Western Australia. Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers, 60 (3) 172-180 doi:10.32390/ksmer.2023.60.3.172

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