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Chlorite Group from
Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:961425
Long-form Identifier:1:3:961425:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘRobinson Gold Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘRed Hill Gold Mine (Gentle Polly), Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘKanowna Main Lode, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘWhite Feather Main Reefs Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘTregurtha Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘKanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘKanowna Belle Gold Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘEast Scotia Ni prospect, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘPaddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘVictory Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Barnes, S. J., Wells, M. A., Verrall, M. R. (2009) Effects of Magmatic Processes, Serpentinization, and Talc-Carbonate Alteration on Sulfide Mineralogy and Ore Textures in the Black Swan Disseminated Nickel Sulfide Deposit, Yilgarn Craton. Economic Geology, 104 (4) 539-562 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.104.4.539
Vukmanovic, Z. (2013) Microstructural Characterization of Sulphide and Oxide Minerals in Magmatic Sulphide ores. PhD Thesis, University of Western Australia, 200 pages plus tables.
 
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