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Albite from
Thunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:833007
Long-form Identifier:1:3:833007:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBritish King Gold Mine, Darlot Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘDarlot Gold Mine, Darlot Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘNew Holland-Genesis Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘKing of the Hills Gold Mine (Tarmoola; KoTH), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘLake Miranda, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘViolet Range pegmatites, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘMain Road tin pegmatite (Kathleen pegmatite; MC34 pegmatite), Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘGwalia Mine (Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘKathleen townsite pegmatites, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘKathleen Backhills pegmatites, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Du Puy, K. (2003) Descriptive hydrothermal alteration model for the Thunderbox gold deposit: insights into timing of gold mineralisation relative to deformation and metamorphism. Unpublished Honours thesis, University of Western Australia. 88pp.
de Souza, A. E. C. M., Sarout, J., Luzin, V., Sari, M., & Vialle, S. (2022). Laboratory measurements of ultrasonic wave velocities and anisotropy across a gold-hosting structure: A case study of the Thunderbox Gold Mine, Western Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 146, 104928.
Kreuzer, Oliver P.; Roshanravan, Bijan; Buckingham, Amanda J.; Core, Daniel P.; Konecke, Brian A.; McDwyer, Daniel; Mustard, Roger (2025) Controls, Expressions, and Discovery Potential of Gold Mineralization in the Central-Eastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: New Insights from an Integrated Targeting Study. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121255
 
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