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Plagioclase from
Mount Shea gold prospect, Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Shea gold prospect, Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1024218
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1024218:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘNew Celebration Gold Mine, South Kal Mines (South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine; HBJ), Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘNimbus Discovery Mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘKalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘMount Marion Gold Mine (Ghost Crab), Spargoville, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBinduli, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘWombola Gold Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘWombola Dam Gold Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘCarnilya Hill Ni Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘLong North, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘKen Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mueller, Andreas G. (2007) Copper-gold endoskarns and high-Mg monzodiorite–tonalite intrusions at Mt. Shea, Kalgoorlie, Australia: implications for the origin of gold–pyrite–tennantite mineralization in the Golden Mile. Mineralium Deposita, 42 (7) 737-769 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0132-8
 
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