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132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia

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A nickel mine located 4 km south-west of Widgiemooltha and 80 km south of Kalgoorlie.

Note: at least some of the "Ni-bearing paratacamite" from this mine is in fact gillardite.

Refs.:
- Nickel, E.H., Robinson, B.W. & Mumme, W.G. (1993) Widgiemoolthalite: the new Ni analogue of hydromagnesite from Western Australia. American Mineralogist, 78, 819-821.
- Nickel, E.H., Clout, J.F.M. & Gartrell, B.J. (1994) Secondary nickel minerals from Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. Mineralogical Record, 25, 283-291 & 302.





Mineral List:
  		•  Annabergite
    Ni
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 25:291]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Carrboydite
    (Ni,Cu)
     
    14
    		Al
     
    9
    		[(OH)
     
    43
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    6
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 25:287]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chrysotile
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Gaspéite
    (Ni,Mg,Fe)CO
     
    3
    Reference: [Am.Min.: 78: 819-821.]
    Site Photo
    132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
    © Elmar Lackner
  		•  Gersdorffite
    NiAsS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Gillardite (TL)
    Cu
     
    3
    		NiCl
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    6
    Type Locality: 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
    Reference: [Australian J. Mineralogy 13(1), 15-17(2007)]
    Site Photo
    132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
    © JM. Johannet
  		•  Glaukosphaerite
    (Cu,Ni)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Huntite
    CaMg
     
    3
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hydrohonessite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
    © Cedrick Gineste
  		•  Kambaldaite
    NaNi
     
    4
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    3
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Lavendulan
    NaCaCu
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 25:290]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Népouite
    (Ni,Mg)
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Nickeline
    NiAs
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Nullaginite
    Ni
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Olivenite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Otwayite
    Ni
     
    2
    		CO
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Paratacamite
    Cu
     
    3
    		(Cu,Zn)[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
    © John Sobolewski
  		•  Pecoraite
    Ni
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pentlandite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pharmacosiderite
    KFe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 6-7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Reevesite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Retgersite
    NiSO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Smythite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    11
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Takovite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Violarite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Ni
    3+
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Widgiemoolthalite (TL)
    Ni
     
    5
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: 132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
    Reference: [MinRec 25:289,90]; Am.Min.: 78 (1993): 819-21.]
    Site Photo
    132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
    © Leon Hupperichs


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