Dawn View pegmatites, Binneringie Station, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Dawn View pegmatites | Pegmatite Field |
Binneringie Station | - not defined - |
Coolgardie Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 30' 47'' South , 122° 9' 3'' East
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Located 60 kilometres south-east of Kambalda, and two kilometres west north-west of the Binneringie pegmatites (tantalite mine).
It was first mined for tantalum minerals by Max and Stan Strindberg in 1986 to 1990. Low tantalum prices and litigation with another group claiming ownership saw mining stop in 1990. Mining again commenced in the early 2000's as part of the nearby Binneringie Mine by Australasian Gold Mines NL, and Tantalum Australia NL.
The pegmatites are similar to those at nearby Bald Hill, being gently dipping to horizontal north-south trending sheets, 2 to 10 metres in thickness. The pegmatites show albite-quartz-microcline-muscovite, and albite-spodumene-muscovite. They are either poorly zoned or unzoned. Spodumene occurs as crystals up to 1 metre in length, with tantalite intergrowth in the albite-muscovite. Tantalite occurs as sub-centimetre crystals, with rare coarser crystals to 2cm.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β Amblygonite Formula: LiAl(PO4)F Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' Formula: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8 Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β Montebrasite Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH) Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
β Tantite Formula: Ta2O5 Reference: jacobson, M., calderwood, M., Grguric, B., (2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' | 4.. | (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8 |
β | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Tantite | 4.E0.05 | Ta2O5 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Amblygonite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)F |
β | Montebrasite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
β | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
Li | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Li | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
O | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
O | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | β Tantite | Ta2O5 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
Al | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
P | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Ta | β Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
Ta | β Tantite | Ta2O5 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Jacobson, M., Calderwood, M., Grguric, B.(2007): Pegmatites of Western Australia (2007)
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