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Pentlandite from
Nimbus Discovery Mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nimbus Discovery Mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1450045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1450045:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBlair Ni Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘDuplex West Ni prospect, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘBulong Complex North Ni Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘKanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘDuplex Hill Ni prospect, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMount Martin deposit (Mount Martin Ni prospect), Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘAbattoirs prospect, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘCarnilya Hill Ni Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘCarnilya East Ni prospect, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘLong North, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Hollis, S. P., Foury, S., Caruso, S., Johnson, S., Barrote, V., & Pumphrey, A. (2021). Lithogeochemical and Hyperspectral Halos to Ag-Zn-Au Mineralization at Nimbus in the Eastern Goldfields Superterrane, Western Australia. Minerals, 11(3), 254.
 
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