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John Shoot, Lanfranchi Nickel Mine, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Lanfranchi Nickel MineMine
Coolgardie ShireShire
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 29' 49'' South , 121° 51' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-31.49716,121.86461
GeoHash:
G#: qdqsv455e
GRN:
S21E75
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
291222
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:291222:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located about 3 kilometres east of the main Lanfranchi mine. Discovered 1968. The deposit is 450 metres thick in the upper thin picrite to peridotite. The basal area is talc-magnesite 40 metres thick. In turn at the base of this is thin amphibolite chlorite rock. The shoot is entirely disseminated and blebby sulphides. There is one large at 150 metres long, 80 metres wide, and two smaller lenses to the west. Mineralisation is pyrrhotite, pentlandite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite.

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6 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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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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