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Ruth Well, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 52' 1'' South , 116° 52' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-20.86719,116.87541
GeoHash:
G#: qs71794pf
GRN:
S14E78
Type:
Well
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Karratha11,728 (2011)14.7km
Millars Well2,197 (2014)15.2km
Nickol4,289 (2014)15.9km
Dampier1,369 (2014)28.3km
Roebourne2,112 (2013)30.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
273231
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273231:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ni-Cu prospect. Located 16 kilometres south of Karratha, and 1.8 kilometres south-east of Ruth Well.

Discovered by Whim Creek Consolidated in 1971. Explored most around 2007 by Fox Resources, who where mining nickel at Radio Hill, 12 kilometres away. Mineralisation at Ruth Well is within 50 metres of the surface. The site still remains undeveloped.

The host is fine grained antigorite, tremolite, chlorite, talc, carbonate, peridotitic near the top of an ultramafic unit. The shoot is 80 metres long, trending east-west, 20 metres wide. The deposit is high grade at 3.6% Ni, but small. One section contains massive magnetite, 1.2 metres thick, the rest a combination of massive sulphides. Map approximate.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs

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References

www.foxresources.com.au (n.d.) Http://www.foxresources.com.au/ruthwell.asp
Marston, R. J. (1979) Copper mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13. Geological Survey of Western Australia
Marston, R. J. (1984) Nickel mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14. Geological Survey of Western Australia
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