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Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Bulldog Gold Mine

Bulldog Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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West Laverton Gold Mine

West Laverton Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Lancefield Gold Mine

Lancefield Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Bulldog Gold Mine

Bulldog Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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West Laverton Gold Mine

West Laverton Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Lancefield Gold Mine

Lancefield Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Bulldog Gold Mine

Bulldog Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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West Laverton Gold Mine

West Laverton Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 37' 32'' South , 122° 24' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-28.62566,122.40406
GRN:
S20E76
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Laverton640 (2013)0.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
146983
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146983:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Laverton is the only town of substance in the Laverton Shire. The town was named after Dr. Charles Laver, resident doctor, and financier for local prospectors in the town's early days. The name was chosen by the good people of Laverton, previously called British Flag.

Gold was discovered in the area in 1895. It followed a typical history for goldfields in Western Australia. A rush ensued of alluvial men, then prospectors who sank shafts to prove the reefs. Companies followed investing huge sums from far off gullible investors, only to be wound up in short space of time. Prospectors re-entered the scene mainly to the beginning of World War Two, sending intermittent crushings through the Laverton State Battery (which can still be seen on the northern outskirts of town).

Modern companies rediscovered the area with the late 1960's early 1970's nickel boom and bust, the Windarra Mine near Laverton being a prime example. Gold exploration followed, culminating in the development of open pits though the 1990's by Sons of Gwalia. A large number of pits were mined with ore processed through a central Laverton mill. These pits now exist in an approximately 20 kilometre radius around Laverton.

The deposits are located in the Laverton Tectonic Greenstone Belt, bounded by granitoids of the Laverton Dome to the north-west, Kirgella Dome to the south-east, and Mount Celia and Varden-Burtville Fault Zones trending north north-west.

The central greenstone is acid to intermediate volcanic and sedimentary rocks, including banded iron formation, between two corridors of mafic and ultramafic extrusive and intrusive rocks. The major structural feature is the Laverton Greenstone Shear trending north-south through the centre of the greenstone belt. It is structurally complex with five phases of folding and faulting.

The upper greenstone sequence consists of felsic volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks with interbedded basalt near the base. Chert and banded iron formation is abundant.

The lower greenstone sequence is a series of tholeiitic basalts, underlain by komatiite, peridotitic and high Mg basalt lavas in minor turbiditic and conglomerate sediments. Some dolerite and gabbro sills intrude.

West of Laverton is the deposits are dominated by mafic and ultramafic rocks of the lower sequence with mines like Lancefield, Craiggiemore, Mt Morgan, Euro and Jupiter.

The Central area is calc-alkaline felsic to intermediate volcanics and siliciclastics of the upper sequence hosting deposits like Granny Smith, Childe Harold, and the Sunrise Dam mines.

The eastern area contains mafic and ultramafic volcanics of the lower sequence hosting mines like Keringal, Admiral Hill, Burtville and Barnicoat.




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63 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Argentopentlandite
Formula: Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Berthierine
Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Description: Nickel-bearing (up to 15.2 % NiO) aluminium serpentine (septechlorite of Amesite-Berthierine group.
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Florencite'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Galenobismutite
Formula: PbBi2S4
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Glaukosphaerite
Formula: (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Greenalite
Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘ Grunerite
Formula: ◻Fe2+2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Lanthanite'
Formula: REE3+2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Magnetite var. Ishkulite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Arsenic ?
Formula: As
Description: Only noted in mineral chemical analysis.
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Native Copper ?
Formula: Cu
Description: Only noted in mineral chemical analysis.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Description: Only noted in mineral chemical analysis.
ⓘ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Parkerite
Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pentlandite var. Silver-bearing Pentlandite
Formula: (Ni,Fe,Ag)9S8
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Rhythmite'
Formula: Ca29(SiO4)8Cl26
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Smythite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper ?1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Arsenic ?1.CA.05As
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘArgentopentlandite2.BB.15Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘvar. Silver-bearing Pentlandite2.BB.15(Ni,Fe,Ag)9S8
ⓘParkerite2.BE.20Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘSmythite2.CC.10(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘGalenobismutite2.JB.25ePbBi2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Ishkulite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘGlaukosphaerite5.BA.10(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘGrunerite9.DE.05◻Fe2+2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘVermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘBerthierine9.ED.15(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
ⓘGreenalite9.ED.15(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Florencite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Lanthanite'-REE3+2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Rhythmite'-Ca29(SiO4)8Cl26
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Hⓘ Grunerite◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ LanthaniteREE23+(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ LanthaniteREE23+(CO3)3 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Oⓘ Grunerite◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Magnetite var. IshkuliteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ LanthaniteREE23+(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ RhythmiteCa29(SiO4)8Cl26
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Alⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Siⓘ Grunerite◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ RhythmiteCa29(SiO4)8Cl26
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Sⓘ Pentlandite var. Silver-bearing Pentlandite(Ni,Fe,Ag)9S8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ RhythmiteCa29(SiO4)8Cl26
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caⓘ RhythmiteCa29(SiO4)8Cl26
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Magnetite var. IshkuliteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Feⓘ Grunerite◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Feⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Magnetite var. IshkuliteFe2+(Fe3+,Cr3+)2O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite var. Silver-bearing Pentlandite(Ni,Fe,Ag)9S8
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Niⓘ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Niⓘ Pentlandite var. Silver-bearing Pentlandite(Ni,Fe,Ag)9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ Glaukosphaerite(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ Native ArsenicAs
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ Pentlandite var. Silver-bearing Pentlandite(Ni,Fe,Ag)9S8
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Pbⓘ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi
Biⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Biⓘ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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References

Ravensgate Mineral Industry Consultants (2007), Independent Technical Report for the Laverton Gold Project Western Australia for Crescent Gold Ltd, 11/06/2007
Mueller, Andreas G., Hall, Gregory C., Nemchin, Alexander A., Stein, Holly J., Creaser, Robert A., Mason, Douglas R. (2008) Archean high-Mg monzodiorite–syenite, epidote skarn, and biotite–sericite gold lodes in the Granny Smith–Wallaby district, Australia: U–Pb and Re–Os chronometry of two intrusion-related hydrothermal systems. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (3) 337-362 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0164-0
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