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Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia

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Sulphidic deposit associated with mafic/ultramafic intrusions.
The Carr Boyd Rocks tenements are located 80 km north-north-east of Kalgoorlie and cover an area of 67 square kilometres. They include the historic Carr Boyd nickel mine, which was operated by WMC until 1977 and subsequently re-opened by Defiance Mining NL. WMC mined the `breccia pipes' within the intrusive complex in the 1970s.

References:
Nickel Mineralisation In Western Australia by R.J. Marston, published by the GSWA 1984.
http://www4.geology.utoronto.ca/faculty/mungall/Website/igcp479pacific/dp91.html





 Map Reference: 30°4'0"S , 121°37'45"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1974 39 : 737-743]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Carrboydite (TL)
    (Ni,Cu)
     
    14
    		Al
     
    9
    		[(OH)
     
    43
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    6
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia
    Reference: [CSIRO Min.Res.Lab.,Austr.1974/75 (1975) 12; Amer.Min.(1976) 61, 366-372; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
    Site Photo
    Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia
    © Maurice de Graaf
  		•  Chalconatronite
    Na
     
    2
    		Cu(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 9:113]; Mineralogical Magazine 1977 41 : 37-41; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
    Site Photo
    Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia
    © Knut Eldjarn
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston 1984.; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  'Clay'
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1974 39 : 737-743]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Cummingtonite
    [ ][Mg
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston 1984.]
  		•  Digenite
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Enstatite
    var: Bronzite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston 1984.]
  		•  Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Gaspéite
    (Ni,Mg,Fe)CO
     
    3
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Georgeite (TL)
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
    Site Photo
    Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia
    © Knut Eldjarn
  		•  Glaukosphaerite
    (Cu,Ni)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1974 39 : 737-743; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
    Site Photo
    Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia
    © Brent Thorne
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1981 44 : 333-337.]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1974 39 : 737-743; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98; Mineralogical Magazine 1981 44 : 333-337.]
  		•  Hydrohonessite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1981 44 : 333-337.]
  		•  Mackinawite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1974 39 : 737-743; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston 1984.]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1974 39 : 737-743; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Morenosite
    NiSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1977 41 : 37-41; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Natrojarosite
    NaFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Nickelblödite (TL)
    Na
     
    2
    		(Ni,Mg)(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1977 41 : 37-41; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston 1984.]
  		•  Paratacamite
    Cu
     
    3
    		(Cu,Zn)[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1974 39 : 737-743; Mineralogical Magazine 1977 41 : 37-41; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Pecoraite
    Ni
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1981 44 : 333-337.]
  		•  Pentlandite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston 1984.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston 1984.]
  		•  Reevesite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1981 44 : 333-337.]
  		•  Takovite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1977 41 : 37-41; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
    Site Photo
    Carr Boyd Rocks Ni mine (Carr Boyd Ni mine), Goongarrie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, Australia
    © C.Boutry
  		•  Thenardite
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    Reference: [Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Nickel Mineralisation in Western Australia by R.J. Marston 1984.; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Trona
    Na
     
    3
    		H(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1977 41 : 37-41; Min Mag (1979) 43, 97-98]
  		•  Wavellite
    Al
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]


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