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MKD5 nickel deposit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Mount Keith is one of the world’s largest low grade nickel mines, with total resources of 477 Mt (cut off of 0.4% Ni).

Located 90 km NNE of Leinster.



References:
- Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston, published by the GSWA 1984.
- Grguric, B.A. (2003) Minerals of the MKD5 nickel deposit, Mount Keith, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 9, No. 2 , pg. 55-71.
- Economic Geology; January 2005; v. 100; no. 1; p. 149-156;





Map Reference: 27°10'S , 120°33'E

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Mineral List:
Actinolite
Albite
Allophane
Anatase
Andradite
Ankerite
Anorthite
Antigorite
Apatite-(CaF)
Arsenopyrite
Awaruite
Baddeleyite
Biotite
Bornite
Breithauptite
Brucite
Calcite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chromite
Chrysotile
Clinochlore
Clinozoisite
Cobaltite
Copper
Djurleite
Dolomite
Epidote
Gersdorffite
Gibbsite
Goethite
Gold
Graphite
Grossular
Gypsum
Heazlewoodite
Hematite
Hexahydrite
Huntite
Hydrotalcite
Ilmenite
Iowaite
Irarsite
Kaolinite
Lizardite
Maghemite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Marcasite
Maucherite
Millerite
'Monazite'
Montmorillonite
Morenosite
Mountkeithite (TL)
Muscovite
Népouite
Nickeline
Nontronite
'Olivine'
Pentlandite
Phlogopite
Polydymite
Pyrite
var: Bravoite
Pyroaurite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rutile
Sepiolite
Siderite
Silver
Sperrylite
Sphalerite
Spionkopite
Stichtite
Talc
Titanite
Tochilinite
Valleriite
Violarite
Woodallite (TL)
Zircon


83 entries listed. 79 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

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