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Vermiculite from
Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vermiculite
Formula:Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vermiculite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Weld Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1033908
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1033908:0
GUID (UUID V4):ec0b8d20-616c-4fd7-b71c-92d8351c6eb9
Nearest other occurrences of Vermiculite
51.3km (31.9 miles) ā“˜Woodline Well Nickel prospect, Windarra Ni Mine (Mount Windarra; Windarra; Discovery gossan; Poseidon deposit), Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carbonatite-related REE ore deposit, the Mount Weld deposit (Australia), was formed by lateritic weathering...crystallization. In one deposit currently being mined, Mount Weld, the REE ore-grade enrichment is due to lateritic...deposits are relatively low grade but are economic to mine because they can be enriched in the more valuable...valuable HREEs and are relatively inexpensive to mine. Fluids can play a significant role in ore-grade enrichment...clay deposits in south China and the Mount Weld deposit in Australia. Factors controlling the degree of
Report (issue)
22 TANTALUM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J. M. Fetherston TANTALUM IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA FRONTISPIECE:... FRONTISPIECE: Historic pump at the Wodgina tantalumā€“tin mine. Brought from Port Hedland by camel train about 1905...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JamesCookUniversity, Townsville, Queensland 4811,Australia ONEofthemajoraimsoftherecently completed IGCPProj-...deposits whererecentworkhaspro- andWodginain Australia. motedsignificant advances in theunderstanding...andthiscanact more Nb than Arax5and more REE than Mount Weld (Krav1995).The undeveloped MorroDos as a deterrentto...production fromlargeraremetalpegmatites in otherparts Australia). opportunities arerestricted mainlyto value-added...gittinsite(CaZrtential mines such as Mount Weld, Western Australia(see- (CaZrSiaOā€¢5.2H.20) Si.207) in altered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralisation within the Mr. Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia B.G. LOTTERMOSER* Department...University of Newcastle, Newcastle, N.S. W. 2308 (Australia) LITHOS Lottermoser, B.G., 1990. Rare-earth...mineralisation within the Mt. Weld carbonatite laterite, Western Australia. Lithos, 24:151-167. A thick...overlying, and derived from, the Mr. Weld carbonatite, Western Australia. oxidation of primary igneous minerals...carbonatite is referred to as the laterite of the Mt. Weld carbonatite. The terminology used here for laterite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Targeting, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia a r t i c l e i...South Africa, Mount Weld and Gifford Creek ferrocarbonatite complex in Western Australia, the controversial...South Africa (Kruidfontein, Goudini), Western Australia (Mount Weld and Gifford complex) and China (Bayan...of alkaline complexes and carbonatites in south-western Africa is shown in Fig. 2. 2.1. Brandberg The Brandberg...of monzonite outcrops in the Naib River on the western side of the complex and is likely associated with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Edward Street, Western Australia 6052 2. Peak Resources, 5 Ord Street, Western Australia 6005 Abstract...commissioned by Peak Resources estimated a 30 year mine life for the Weathered Bastnaesite Zone. The Ngualla...Craton (which is now broadly coincident with the western arm of the East African Rift). Currently available...carbonatite annulus (phlogopite-rich along the western margin of the magnesiocarbonatite plug and adjoining...were carried out by SGS Laboratories, Perth, Australia, by XRF on fused beads for a major metal suite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
epithermal fluorite deposit at Speewah, Kimberley, Australia: carbon and oxygen isotope constraints on their...dykes at Speewah in the Kimberley region of Western Australia were emplaced along a north-trending splay...NiPlats Australia Limited, 22/77 Allendale Square, St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia e-mail:...Environment, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia D. I. Groves e-mail: dgroves@cyllene...Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, WA 6986, Australia e-mail: peter
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with a pro-mining disposition such as Canada and Australia. REE grade, HREE/light REE (LREE) ratio of the...Chinese REE producers had a competitive edge over western producers due to inexpensive and abundant labor...Chinese government, highlighted the vulnerability of western high technology industries to disruptions of critical...Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), USA, Australia, India, Brazil, Malaysia, and a few other countries...are located in China, Brazil, USA, India, and Australia (Fig. 4). The definition of ore reserves used
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Serrote in Brazil; Mabounie in Gabon; Mount Weld in Australia; etc. (Table 1). The involvement of these...operating or potential apatite, pyro chlore, vermiculite, and other deposits often pertain ing to the...operating apatiteā€“magnetite, phlogopite, and vermiculite deposits. Since the upper levels of the apatiteā€“magne...resources, including 18.0 Brazil highgrade ore 2.0 Mount Weld, Aus Possible resources n.102ā€“n.103 tralia Mabounie...(3 samples); (5) ordinary apatiteā€“francoliteā€“vermiculite ore replacing glimmerite (4 samples); (6) lowgrade
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Nb, and host signiļ¬cant deposits of apatite, vermiculite, Cu, Ti, ļ¬‚uorite, Th, U, natural zirconia, and...signiļ¬cant sources of Cu, apatite, ļ¬‚uorite, vermiculite, and other commodities. Most modern studies on...al. 2012); (2) The Himalayan collision zone in western Sichuan, China (Hou et al. 2006, 2015); (3) Northwest...Salitre I 43.3 2.4 5.5 31.1 71.7 8.3 Loe Shilman (Western) 0.2 0.08 56.1 0.1 Oka 8.4 5.0 59.4 2.4 28.8 1...the Giļ¬€ord Creek ferrocarbonatite complex, Western Australia (Pirajno et al. 2014). APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE
Report (issue)
earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the...earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the...earth-science and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the...McLeod (retired), Bureau of Mineral Resources, Australia; Roy R. Towner, Australian Bureau of Agricultural...- - - - -- ----- - ---- - - -- -- -- 13. Average mine and mill production costs per metric ton of ore
Report (issue)
ANGOLA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ARGENTINA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH............................................ 89 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ................................................................ 89 6.7.1. Australia ..................................................elements. Economic minerals can be apatite, barite, vermiculite, Th, Nb, Ta, Cu, Fe, Zr, Ti, U and others. Examples:...placersļ€­Queensland, Australia; Offshore placersļ€­Neendakarai, Kerala, India; Alluvial placersļ€­Western Australia, Australia;
Corporate Document (Series)
gov.au www.mrt.tas.gov.au First published in Australia in 2008 by Mineral Resources Tasmania Department...publisher in writing. in National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Bottrill, R...Adelaide mine, Dundas {Photo: A Wright] Rear cover: Bismuthinite on quartz and siderite, Princess mine {Photo:...Fluorite on ferroan magnesite, Mount Bischoff {Photo: A. Tuma] Siderite, Renison mine {Photo:]. Leeming] While...in Tasmania ... ... ... ... ... ... Geology and mine locations, Dundas mineral field Geology and major
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pass, San Bernardino County, CA, USA; Mount Weld, Laverton, Australia; Lovozero, Russia [2ā€“5]), by-products...faults, granodiorite intrudes in the east, and the western area contains light-colored granite. The area of...content is up to 85%, with 4% illite and 5% vermiculite. Horizon B contains 74ā€“81% kaolinite, 9% illite...loniteā†’kaoliniteā†’gibbsite; Biotiteā†’chloriteā†’vermiculiteā†’montmorilloniteā†’beidelliteā†’kaoliniteā†’gibbsite...Dalucao REE deposit, Mianningā€”Dechang REE Belt, western Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Ore Geol
Report (issue)
for foreign countries, if a given name refers to a mine or deposit, a nearby location or administrative...names may be used to refer to a single deposit or mine. For large deposits or mineralized areas, a 3 single...is meant to identify the area, deposit, district, mine, or occurrence to which the geologic, economic,...Hagopian, D., 1983, Lower Eocene phosphorites of the Western Desert, Iraq: Sedimentary Geology, v. 33, no. 4...Phosphate deposits of the Georgina Basin, northern Australia, in Notholt, A.J.G., Sheldon, R.P., and Davidson
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carbonatite complexes occur in central and south-western areas, usually related to alkaline rocks [8]. Dating...one case, the proportion of fragments is north-western area, hiding most outcrops. No intrusive carbonatite...occupied by the fenites. At central and north-western regions, alluvial and colluvialwith deposits contents...occupied by the fenites. At central and north-western regions, alluvial and colluvial deposits form a...minerals. Weathering of micas produced mixtures of vermiculite and smectite, and pyrite is replaced by goethite
Book
Exploration Geoscience CSIRO Floreat Park, WA 6014, Australia H. ZEEGERS DƤpartement Exploration BRGM F-45060...postgraduate students. G.J.S. GOVETT Sydney, NSW, Australia PREFACE This volume of the Handbook of Exploration...Geoscience CSIRO Private Bag, P.O. Wembley, Western Australia Australia 6014 H. Zeegers Chief Departement Exploration...Geoscience CSIRO Private Bag, P.O. Wembley, Western Australia Australia 6014 F. Bianconi Senior Exploration Geologist...Consultant Geologist 28 Greenock Avenue Como, Western Australia Australia 6152 G. Friedrich Director Institut
Report (issue)
Thallium Thorium Tin Titanium Tungsten Vanadium Vermiculite Wollastonite Yttrium Zeolites Zinc Zirconium.......................................... 176 Vermiculite ...............................................and flake (natural) NITROGEN (fixed)ā€”AMMONIA VERMICULITE ALUMINUM LEAD MAGNESIUM METAL SALT PERLITE SULFUR...Belgium Canada, Brazil Jamaica, Brazil, Guinea, Australia Canada Mexico, China, South Africa, Mongolia China...Canada, China, Japan, Belgium South Africa, Gabon, Australia, Georgia China, Brazil, Belgium, India Brazil
Report (issue)
markets. The estimated total value o f nonfue l mine ral productio n in Oregon in 1988 was $169 million...clays mined in Klamath County and several other western counti e~. X X X X X X X X X X X X -----~...County. Cascade Pumice and Central Oregon Pumice mine 15- to 40-ft-thick air- INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN...Pumi<.:e ~e ll lmine red and hlacl.. ci mJc~ for concrc te-hlocl.. aggreg:11c...Eagle-Picher diatomite mine (center ofplwto) innortheo.l'tem 11amey Cmmtv. Mine rals. in non he m llamey
Report (issue)
ANGOLA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ARGENTINA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH...and environment, as well as waste management and mine closure. Other topics covered include storage of........................................ 35 5.3.4. Mine closure .................................................................................. 35 AUSTRALIA...................................................................... 51 7.5.1. Steenkampskraal mine ...............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2.4. Vermiculite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3.4. Vermiculite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Vanadinite Vandendriesscheite Vaughanite Vauquelinite Vermiculite Vesuvianite Villiaumite Violarite Vivianite Volchonskoite...hanging wall. During a subsequent mining period, the mine was re-opened to recover sideritic parts of the...you look for a mine look near a mineā€. This includes the imperative ā€œif you look for a mine look for smelting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2.4. Vermiculite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3.4. Vermiculite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Vanadinite Vandendriesscheite Vaughanite Vauquelinite Vermiculite Vesuvianite Villiaumite Violarite Vivianite Volchonskoite...hanging wall. During a subsequent mining period, the mine was re-opened to recover sideritic parts of the...you look for a mine look near a mineā€. This includes the imperative ā€œif you look for a mine look for smelting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TREO1 grade (e.g., ~5 at Bayan Obo ā€“ [11]; ~4 at Mount Weld ā€“ [29]; >25 at Bokan Mountain ā€“ [30]; >4 at Strange...Molycorp (then the operator of the Mountain Pass Mine in California) as a joint venture (JV) partner....current REE resource is based on a modeled open pit mine comprising two adjacent smaller pits over the Bull...similar to QEMSCANā—‹R , on ores from the AraxĆ” Nb-REE mine in Brazil. Hutchinson [24] used QEMSCANā—‹R on 16...rhodochrosite, ankerite), alter biotite to chlorite-vermiculite, and alter feldspar to clay (kaolinite, illite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
reserves of Cu, Ti, barite, Ar tic le fluorite, vermiculite, Sr, V, Th, U and P (Cordeiro et al., 2011; Groves...Gifford Creek Ferrocarbonatite Complex in Western Australia (Pirajno et al., 2014), there are still open...the unveined transitional rĆødbergite from the western BjĆørndalen transect. REE-fluorocarbonates occur...relatively large variation in REE concentrations. The western transitional rĆødbergites are only slightly enriched...BjĆørndalen transect (ā‰¤16000 ppm TREE). Although the western and eastern transitional rĆødbergites appear to
Book (edition)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mine Safety and Health Law . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vermiculite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...University of Kansas and served as president of Western Mineral Associates. D reyer retired in 1984. Dr...Indiana Stratum Resources Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sara M. Robinson Consulting Geologist Holley...TZ Minerals International Pty Ltd. West Perth, Australia William C. Herz IMI Institute for Research and
 
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