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Epidote from
Kings Cross Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kings Cross Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600317
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600317:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘNew Australasian Gold Mine (Australasian; New Australasian Group), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘBonnievale Gold Mine (Westralia; Varischetti), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘLord Bob Gold Mine, Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘGolden Horseshoe Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘIvanhoe Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘHannan South deposit, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘKalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘHannans North Gold Mine, Mullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘHidden Secret Gold Mine (Hidden Treasure), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘSir John Gold Mine, Mullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Witt, W. K., Knight, J. T., Mikucki, E. J. (1997) A synmetamorphic lateral fluid flow model for gold mineralization in the Archean southern Kalgoorlie and Norseman terranes, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 92 (4) 407-437 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.4.407
Eilu, Pasi (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining. Rovaniemi.
 
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