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Radio Hill Nickel Metallogenic Province, Western Australia, Australiai
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Mount Sholl Mine

Mount Sholl Mine, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Radio Hill Processing Plant

Radio Hill prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite

Radio Hill prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Mount Sholl Mine

Mount Sholl Mine, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Radio Hill Processing Plant

Radio Hill prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Chalcopyrite

Radio Hill prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Mount Sholl Mine

Mount Sholl Mine, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Radio Hill Processing Plant

Radio Hill prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:
Geologic Province
Origin locality:
Nickel Plate Mine, Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Largest Settlements:
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Roebourne2,112 (2013)


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β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Reference: Simpson, Edward S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 1 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, p 166.
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: Gibb-Maitland, A. (1908), The Geological Features and Mineral Resources of the Pilbara Goldfield, Geological Survey of Western Australia, State Government of Western Australia, 1908
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Reference: Simpson, Edward S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 1 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia. p.261.
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p.Β 
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: Simpson, Edward S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia Vol 1 (Facsimile ed. 1984). Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia. p.435.
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Chalcopyrite

Radio Hill prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1979) Copper Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 208p.Β 
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 2, p28
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1979) Copper Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 208p.Β 
β“˜ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 2, p28
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1979) Copper Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 208p.Β 
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p.Β 
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1979) Copper Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 208p.Β 
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1979) Copper Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 208p.Β 
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1979) Copper Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 208p.Β 
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Maitland, A. Gibb (1908) The Geological Features and Mineral Resources of the Pilbara Goldfield, Geological Survey of Western Australia, State Government of Western Australia. Reprint of Bulletins 15, 20 & 23.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Jacobson, M., Calderwood, M., Grguric, B.(2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia (2007)
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p.Β 
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p.Β 
β“˜ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1979) Copper Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 208p.Β 
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p.Β 
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1979) Copper Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 13, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 208p.
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 2, p28
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Ferguson, K.M. (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15.
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 2, p28
β“˜ 'Zinnwaldite'
Reference: Pegmatites of Western Australia; M Jacobson, M Calderwood, B Grguric; Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Chrysotile9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Zinnwaldite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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