Toongi deposit, Gordon Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Toongi deposit | Deposit |
Gordon Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 27' 35'' South , 148° 37' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
184 ± 19 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
Zircon fission track dating
Reference for age:
Spandler, C. & Morris, C. (2016): Geology and genesis of the Toongi rare metal (Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Y and REE) deposit, NSW, Australia, and implications for rare metal mineralization in peralkaline igneous rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 171,
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
269797
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:269797:3
GUID (UUID V4):
2e783d0f-e259-4e9e-b6ad-d7b474016140
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dubbo Zirconia Project
Unusual small REE deposit 20km SE of Dobbo.
Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Y and REE mineralisation within a small (ca. 0.3 km2), rapidly cooled trachyte laccolith. The primary ore minerals, evenly dispersed throughout the rock, include lueshite/natroniobite and complex Na–Fe–Zr–Nb–Y–REE silicate minerals dominated by a eudialyte-group mineral. Secondary ore minerals include REE carbonates, Y-rich milarite, catapleiite and gaidonnayite that fill fractures and vesicles in the rock.
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21 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
ⓘ Aegirine-augite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Agakhanovite-(Y) ? Formula: K◻2(YCa)Be3[Si12O30] |
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
ⓘ Arfvedsonite Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite' Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F References: |
ⓘ Bastnäsite-(La) Formula: La(CO3)F |
ⓘ Catapleiite Formula: Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O References: |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
ⓘ Eudialyte Formula: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 References: |
ⓘ 'Eudialyte Group' Formula: [N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O72]Θ4X(1)X(2) |
ⓘ Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
ⓘ Gaidonnayite Formula: Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O References: |
ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce) Formula: Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
ⓘ Hilairite Formula: Na2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' References: |
ⓘ Lueshite Formula: NaNbO3 |
ⓘ Milarite Formula: K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] References: |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Natroniobite Formula: NaNbO3 References: |
ⓘ Pyrolusite ? Formula: Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Rhodonite ? Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce) Formula: Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
ⓘ Vlasovite Formula: Na2ZrSi4O11 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Natroniobite | 4.CC.30 | NaNbO3 |
ⓘ | Lueshite | 4.CC.30 | NaNbO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Pyrolusite ? | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Bastnäsite-(La) | 5.BD.20a | La(CO3)F |
ⓘ | Röntgenite-(Ce) | 5.BD.20d | Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
ⓘ | Galgenbergite-(Ce) | 5.CC.40 | Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Catapleiite | 9.CA.15 | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Agakhanovite-(Y) ? | 9.CM. | K◻2(YCa)Be3[Si12O30] |
ⓘ | Milarite | 9.CM.05 | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
ⓘ | Eudialyte | 9.CO.10 | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
ⓘ | Aegirine-augite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Arfvedsonite | 9.DE.25 | [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Rhodonite ? | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
ⓘ | Hilairite | 9.DM.10 | Na2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Gaidonnayite | 9.DM.15 | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Vlasovite | 9.DM.25 | Na2ZrSi4O11 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Eudialyte Group' | - | [N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O72]Θ4X(1)X(2) |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Bastnäsite' | - | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Catapleiite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Hilairite | Na2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Milarite | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Milarite | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
Be | ⓘ Agakhanovite-(Y) | K◻2(YCa)Be3[Si12O30] |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Bastnäsite-(La) | La(CO3)F |
C | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
C | ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce) | Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
C | ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Bastnäsite-(La) | La(CO3)F |
O | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
O | ⓘ Catapleiite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hilairite | Na2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Lueshite | NaNbO3 |
O | ⓘ Milarite | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Natroniobite | NaNbO3 |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
O | ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce) | Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
O | ⓘ Vlasovite | Na2ZrSi4O11 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Eudialyte Group | [N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O72]Θ4X(1)X(2) |
O | ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Agakhanovite-(Y) | K◻2(YCa)Be3[Si12O30] |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Bastnäsite-(La) | La(CO3)F |
F | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
F | ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce) | Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Catapleiite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Hilairite | Na2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O |
Na | ⓘ Lueshite | NaNbO3 |
Na | ⓘ Natroniobite | NaNbO3 |
Na | ⓘ Vlasovite | Na2ZrSi4O11 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Milarite | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Catapleiite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Hilairite | Na2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O |
Si | ⓘ Milarite | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | ⓘ Vlasovite | Na2ZrSi4O11 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Eudialyte Group | [N(1)N(2)N(3)N(4)N(5)]3[M(1.1)M(1.2)]3[M(2.1)M(2.2)M(2.3)]3-6[M(3)M(4)]Z3[Si24O72]Θ4X(1)X(2) |
Si | ⓘ Agakhanovite-(Y) | K◻2(YCa)Be3[Si12O30] |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Milarite | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Agakhanovite-(Y) | K◻2(YCa)Be3[Si12O30] |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Milarite | K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30] |
Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Ca | ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce) | Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
Ca | ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Agakhanovite-(Y) | K◻2(YCa)Be3[Si12O30] |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
Y | ⓘ Agakhanovite-(Y) | K◻2(YCa)Be3[Si12O30] |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Catapleiite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Zr | ⓘ Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
Zr | ⓘ Gaidonnayite | Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O |
Zr | ⓘ Hilairite | Na2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O |
Zr | ⓘ Vlasovite | Na2ZrSi4O11 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Lueshite | NaNbO3 |
Nb | ⓘ Natroniobite | NaNbO3 |
La | Lanthanum | |
La | ⓘ Bastnäsite-(La) | La(CO3)F |
La | ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce) | Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
La | ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
Ce | ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce) | Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3 |
Ce | ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
Nd | Neodymium | |
Nd | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
Nd | ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce) | Ca(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4 · H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Eastern ProvinceGeologic Province
- New South Wales
- Gunnedah BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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