Cummins Range complex (Minneroo Pool), Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cummins Range complex (Minneroo Pool) | Complex |
| Halls Creek Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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19° 16' 59'' South , 127° 10' 0'' East
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Carbonatite complex, pegmatite-like.
Rare earth oxides are the subject of this exploration. Investigation of the overburden has proved reserves of 4.17 x 10βΆt of REE oxides averaging 1.72%. There are also significant reserves of phosphate, Nb and U.
Cummins Range is 130 kilometres south west of Halls Creek in the Kimberley, and on the northern edge of the Great Sandy Desert. It is very remote desert country, with no access roads or human habitation nearby. The geologists made a note they had to cope with a plague of camels.
The Cummins Range Complex is the name for a small, 1.5km by 1.2km, alkaline intrusive complex, described as a vertical pipe-like pegmatite body. It intrudes the Olympio Formation of sediments and granite, aged 1.8Ma.
The outer zone is unaltered pyroxenite with diopside, biotite, magnetite, apatite, and carbonate, with minor baddeleyite, sphene, ilmenite, monazite, zircon, zirconolite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite.
The next zone is mica rich pale green pyroxenite, with coarse biotite-phlogopite, magnetite, carbonate, and amphibole, with minor minerals as mentioned previously as accessory minerals for the outer zone, and in addition, pyrochlore, barite, bastnΓ€site, aeschynite, and thorianite.
The central core is a carbonatite zone 500m x 400m of dolomite, some calcite and magnesite, and minor amphibole, biotite, magnetite, chlorite, apatite, zircon, monazite, bastnasite, aeschynite, fluorite, pyrochlore, allanite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite.
Apatite occurs as grains less than 7mm and monazite less than 2mm. Oxidation, leaching and dissolution of the carbonates has resulted in the formation of these rare earth oxides, niobium and uranium minerals.
The site has a very interesting geology, and theoretically could produce just as interesting specimens. In reality, only drill holes have happened so far, is on an active lease, and regardless would require a major expedition to retrieve them into harsh desert country with no civilisation for hundreds of kilometres.
Investigation of the overburden has proved reserves of 4.17 x 10βΆt of REE oxides averaging 1.72%. There are also significant reserves of phosphate, Nb and U.
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| β 'Aeschynite' Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Alkali amphibole' Reference: Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Allanite Group' Formula: {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348).; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Baddeleyite Formula: ZrO2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'BastnΓ€site' Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348).; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348).; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348).; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Downes, P. J., Dunkley, D. J., Fletcher, I. R., McNaughton, N. J., Rasmussen, B., Jaques, A. L., ... & Sweetapple, M. T. (2016). Zirconolite, zircon and monazite-(Ce) U-Th-Pb age constraints on the emplacement, deformation and alteration history of the Cummins Range Carbonatite Complex, Halls Creek Orogen, Kimberley region, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 110(2-3), 199-222.; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Jacobson, M., Calderwood, M., Grguric, B.(2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia (2007); Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Reference: Jacobson, M., Calderwood, M., Grguric, B.(2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia (2007) |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) Reference: Downes, P. J., Dunkley, D. J., Fletcher, I. R., McNaughton, N. J., Rasmussen, B., Jaques, A. L., ... & Sweetapple, M. T. (2016). Zirconolite, zircon and monazite-(Ce) U-Th-Pb age constraints on the emplacement, deformation and alteration history of the Cummins Range Carbonatite Complex, Halls Creek Orogen, Kimberley region, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 110(2-3), 199-222. |
| β 'Parisite' Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139 |
| β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348).; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Richterite Formula: {Na}{NaCa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Reference: Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Thorianite Formula: ThO2 Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): USGS Open-File Report 09-1139; Downes, P. J., Dunkley, D. J., Fletcher, I. R., McNaughton, N. J., Rasmussen, B., Jaques, A. L., ... & Sweetapple, M. T. (2016). Zirconolite, zircon and monazite-(Ce) U-Th-Pb age constraints on the emplacement, deformation and alteration history of the Cummins Range Carbonatite Complex, Halls Creek Orogen, Kimberley region, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 110(2-3), 199-222.; Andrew, R. L. (1990). Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S. S., Jaques, A. L., & McCulloch, M. T. (1986, September). Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348). |
| β Zirconolite Formula: CaZrTi2O7 Reference: Jacobson, M., Calderwood, M., Grguric, B.(2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia (2007); Downes, P. J., Dunkley, D. J., Fletcher, I. R., McNaughton, N. J., Rasmussen, B., Jaques, A. L., ... & Sweetapple, M. T. (2016). Zirconolite, zircon and monazite-(Ce) U-Th-Pb age constraints on the emplacement, deformation and alteration history of the Cummins Range Carbonatite Complex, Halls Creek Orogen, Kimberley region, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 110(2-3), 199-222. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β | Thorianite | 4.DL.05 | ThO2 |
| β | Zirconolite | 4.DH.30 | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Richterite | 9.DE.20 | {Na}{NaCa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Aeschynite' | - | |
| β | 'Alkali amphibole' | - | |
| β | 'Allanite Group' | - | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'BastnΓ€site' | - | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| β | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Parisite' | - | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Richterite | {Na}{NaCa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β BastnΓ€site | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| C | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | β Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β BastnΓ€site | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
| O | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Thorianite | ThO2 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | β Richterite | {Na}{NaCa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | β BastnΓ€site | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Richterite | {Na}{NaCa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | β Richterite | {Na}{NaCa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Richterite | {Na}{NaCa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| P | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Ca | β Richterite | {Na}{NaCa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | β Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | β BastnΓ€site | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | β Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| La | Lanthanum | |
| La | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | β BastnΓ€site | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Ce | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
| Ce | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Nd | Neodymium | |
| Nd | β BastnΓ€site | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Nd | β Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | β Thorianite | ThO2 |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Neoproterozoic : 905 Β± 2 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., Orris, G.J. (2009) Carbonatites of the World. Explored Deposits of Nb and REE - Database and Grade and Tonnage Models. USGS Open-File Report (2009):09: 1139.
Downes, P. J., Dunkley, D. J., Fletcher, I. R., McNaughton, N. J., Rasmussen, B., Jaques, A. L., ... & Sweetapple, M. T. (2016) Zirconolite, zircon and monazite-(Ce) U-Th-Pb age constraints on the emplacement, deformation and alteration history of the Cummins Range Carbonatite Complex, Halls Creek Orogen, Kimberley region, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 110(2-3), 199-222.
Andrew, R. L. (1990) Cummins range carbonatite. In Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea (Vol. 14, pp. 711-713). Melbourne: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Sun, S.S., Jaques, A.L., McCulloch, M.T. (1986) Isotopic evolution of the Kimberley block, Western Australia. In International Kimberlite Conference: Extended Abstracts (Vol. 4, pp. 346-348).
Jacobson, M.I., Calderwood, M.A., Grguric, B.A. (2007) Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 394 pages.
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Australia
- Halls Creek OrogenOrogen
- Lamboo ProvinceGeologic Province
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