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Microcline from
Pippingarra Mine, Pippingarra Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pippingarra Mine, Pippingarra Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1027124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1027124:5
GUID (UUID V4):1e124ed2-8054-46f8-b31a-2e288b9373fb
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘTabba Tabba pegmatite (Tabba Tabba Tantalum Mine), East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘStrelley pegmatite, Strelley Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘGreen's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘPilgangoora pegmatites, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘZakanaka North Mine, Pilgangoora Goldfield, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘLewis Rock Hole pegmatite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘWodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina pegmatite; Main tantalite dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘWodgina West, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘMount Cassiterite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘPincunah prospect, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metal Pegmatites in the North Pilbara Craton, Western Australia MARCUS T. SWEETAPPLE† AND PETER L. F. COLLINS...of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Abstract The Pilbara pegmatite province in the...ARCHEAN North Pilbara Craton in northwestern Australia (Fig. 1) is one of the world’s major tantalum...specifically for lithium. The Pippingarra pegmatite near Port Hedland (Fig. 1) is a major contributor...but also includes new work in the Wodgina and Pippingarra districts. Geologic Setting The North Pilbara
Report (edition)
maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department...Bulletin 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia second edition While systematically...authoritative, the second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is written not only for the professional geologist...et al. The second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is an updated version published in response...formal inception of the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) in 1896. In this second joint publication
Report (issue)
22 TANTALUM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J. M. Fetherston TANTALUM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA FRONTISPIECE:...Historic pump at the Wodgina tantalum–tin mine. Brought from Port Hedland by camel train about 1905, this vintage...SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 22 TANTALUM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J. M. Fetherston...Limerick DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Tim Griffin REFERENCE The recommended reference...FETHERSTON, J. M., 2004, Tantalum in Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Mineral Resources
Report (edition)
Stocklmayer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia FRONTISPIECE Euhedral black... MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J Michael Fetherston, Susan M Stocklmayer...Stocklmayer Perth 2013 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Hon. Norman...EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Rick Rogerson REFERENCE The recommended reference...VC 2013, Gemstones of Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
lacking in non-collisional environments, as in the western part of the American continent and in the eastern...the Nb-Ta-Sn pegmatites of the Gatumba area in western Rwanda (Dewaele et al., 2011). In the same way...Gascoin Complex in the Capricorn Orogen (West Australia) contains very rich rare-earthelement pegmatites...to describe the twin patterns and to identify microcline and AC CE P orthoclase using Raman spectra...group I typically show first-generation twins of microcline, and albite veins in a wide range of sizes. Albite
Report (issue)
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA GEOLOGY OF THE FORTESCUE GROUP PILBARA CRATON WESTERN AUSTRALIA by A. M....and A. F. Trendall GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY GEOLOGY... GEOLOGY OF THE FORTESCUE GROUP, PILBARA CRATON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA FRONTISPIECE Landsat image (bands 4, 5...SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA BULLETIN 144 GEOLOGY OF THE FORTESCUE GROUP, PILBARA CRATON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA...C. Ranford DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Tim Griffin Copy editor: I. R. Nowak REFERENCE
Book
Archean Rare-Metal Pegmatites in Zimbabwe and Western Australia Geology and Metallogeny of Pollucite Mineralisations...Archean Rare-Metal Pegmatites in Zimbabwe and Western Australia Geology and Metallogeny of Pollucite Mineralisations...Earth Sciences The University of Western Australia Crawley, WA, Australia Axel Gerdes Department of Geosciences...Neo-Archean ages at *2625 Ma. A closure of the Tanco Mine for safety reasons and an imminent depletion of...for Li and rare metals in pegmatites. In Western Australia, the Meso- to Neo-Archean units in the Yilgarn
Book
Industrial Minerals dredge pond, Lang Lang Deep lead mine dumps at Allendale Potential silica resource areas...Major monumental stone processors in southeastern Australia Granites with dimension stone potential, Victoria...widespread in Victoria. The Murray Basin in north-western Victoria is of particular significance as a world...production of each commodity, with the emphasis on Australia, is included to enable Victoria's known deposits...placed in the context of their importance to Australia and the world. Victorian production Past and
 
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