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Pyrrhotite from
Juan complex, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Juan complex, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:602356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:602356:0
GUID (UUID V4):676a46a5-59d8-4550-b0c5-441ae7c280e7
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ā“˜Gellatly Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
0.9km (0.5 miles) ā“˜Hampton East Location 48, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
0.9km (0.6 miles) ā“˜Durkin Mine (Durkin Shoot), Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.0km (0.6 miles) ā“˜Durkin shaft, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.3km (0.8 miles) ā“˜McMahon mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.7km (1.0 miles) ā“˜Long North, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ā“˜Ken Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.2km (1.3 miles) ā“˜Fischer Shoots (Fisher complex), Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.3km (1.4 miles) ā“˜Lunnon Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.5km (1.6 miles) ā“˜Long Shoot, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
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Report (issue)
NICKEL MINERALIZATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA An oblique aerial view, from the south-southwest, ofthe...the lake. In the middleground the township of Kambalda East nestles in hills of the metabasaft which...the Surveyor General, Western Australia. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN...BULLETIN 14 NICKEL MINERALIZATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA by R. J. MARSTON PERTH, 1984 Issued under...M. Dowding M.L.C., Minister for Mines National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-publication entry:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Petrology,andGenesisof NickelOres at the JuanComplex,Kambalda,WesternAustralia R. J. MARSTONAND B. D. KAY Abstract...Massive and disseminatedFe-Ni-Cu ores in the Juan complex occur in two belts of contrastingNi tenor that...basalt. A magmatic geneticmodel is favored for the Juan ores in which massivesulfideswere extruded and emplacedslightly...Introduction and Geological Setting (Table 1). Tnā€¢ Kambalda nickel depositsoccur in a northWith the exceptionof...northwest-strikingArchean supracrustalbelt in the Juan Main shootin Barrett et al. (1977) and an aceasternYilgarn
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Komatiite-HostedFe-Ni-Cu SulfideDepositsat Kambalda,Western Australia A. COWDEN,M. J. DONALDSON,* Geologic...WesternMining Corporation,Ltd., Kambalda, WesternAustralia 6442, Australia A. J. NALDRETr,AND I. H. CAMPBELL**...most intenselystudiedof any komatiite-associated nickel deposit, but detailed studiesof the abundanceand...Corporation,24 RyanRoad, Mt. Isa, Queensland4825, Australia. ** Present address: Research School of Earth...2601, Australia. 0361-0128/86/577/1226-1052.50 Au contents of various Western Australian nickel de-
Report (issue)
Geology, University of Western Australia. ^B.H.P. Minerals, Perth, Western Australia. ^Geological Survey...F or G + F where A B C D E F G = = = = = = = nickel or cobalt or platinum or pentlandite mineralization...with potential. The bibliography on nickel deposits of Western Australian includes all relevant references...Survey of Western Australia Mineral Resource Bulletin 14, "Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia," by...short articles are contained in University of Western Australia Geology Department and Extension Service Publication
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Platinum-GroupMinerals from the KambaldaNickel Deposits,Western Australia D. R. HUDSON CSIRO Division of Minerals and...Geochemistry,Floreat Park, WesternAustralia 6014, Australia Abstract The relative abundance,compositional...natureanddistributionof platinum-group mineralsat Kambalda. Themajorplatinummineralsaresperryliteandmoncheite...chalcopyrite. A highproportionof the Pt in the Kambalda nickeldepositsis believedto occurassperrylite...magnesianultramaficflows (komatiites)of Archcan THE Kambalda nickel sulfide ores have been mined age. The geologyof
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VARIATIONS IN NICKEL TENOR ALONG THE STRIKE OF THE EDWARDS LODE NICKEL SULFIDE OREBODY, KAMBALDA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA...Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia YANN LAHAYEĀ§ Victorian Institute of Earth and...Victoria 3168, Australia WILLIAM E. STONE St Ives Gold Operations, WMC Resources Ltd., Kambalda, W.A. 6442...6442, Australia DAVID D. LAMBERT Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Department of Earth...Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia ABSTRACT Nickel tenor (Ni concentration in 100% sulfides)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1007/s00710-004-0045-5 Nickel tenor variations between Archaean komatiite-associated nickel sulphide deposits...deposits, Kambalda ore field, Western Australia: the metamorphic modification model revisited W. E. Stone,...Geographical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Received August 8, 2003; revised...14 nickel sulphide (NiS) deposits from throughout the major Archaean Kambalda ore field, Western Australia...modification in the tenor variation. Replacement of pyrrhotite by pyrite Ć¾ magnetite  chlorite during oxidation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
observed in larger platinum-group elementā€“enriched nickel-copper sulfide deposits, such as in Sudbury and...form ~1-cmsized ovoid geopetal structures with pyrrhotite and pentlandite at the base, chalcopyrite and...margins. Magnetite crystallized first followed by nickel- and iron-rich monosulfide solid solution, which...to the bottom of the droplets and from which pyrrhotite and pentlandite subsequently exsolved. The remaining...1996; Li et al., 1996; Barnes et al., 1997). Pyrrhotite and pentlandite ā€  Corresponding author: e-mail
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
komatiite-associated nickel sulphide deposits: insights from the Wannaway Deposit, Widgiemooltha Dome, Western Australia...of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia 2 Mincor Operations Pty Ltd, Kambalda, WA, Australia Received...variation within the Wannaway N02 ore body, Western Australia. The ore body is characterised by highly variable...structural relocation of massive ores, abundance of pyrrhotite-rich massive ores that lack mineralogical layering...separate low, and medium- to high-tenor populations. Nickel tenor in massive ores varies from 6.1% to 18.8%
Report (chapter)
June 28, 2015 Nickel ore troughs in Archaean volcanic rocks, Kambalda, Western Australia: indicators of...School of Mines, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2BP, UK 2 Kambalda Nickel...W M C Resources Ltd, Kambalda, Western Australia Abstract: The Kambalda nickel sulphide deposits are...Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. The main lithologies are basalts and komatiites. Nickel sulphide ore...underlying basalt. This contact is structurally complex, the result of several phases of compressive deformation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sulfide Deposit, Forrestania Greenstone Belt, Western Australia J. E. Collins,1,ā€  S. G. Hagemann,1 T. C. McCuaig...University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia 2Newexco...Ltd, 15 Joel Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia 6004, Australia Abstract The Flying Fox komatiite-hosted...greenstone belt of the Yilgarn craton in Western Australia. The host volcanosedimentary succession has...magmatic processes, control the distribution of nickel sulfide ore at the mine scale. There are relatively
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Shape Analysis of Nickel Sulfide Shoots at the Kambalda Dome, Western Australia: Implications for Deformation...ā€ ,* Kambalda Nickel Operations, WMC Resources Ltd., Kambalda, Western Australia 6442, Australia STEPHEN...University, P.O. Box 28E, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia AND NICHOLAS J. ARCHIBALD Geoinformatics Explorations... 57 Havelock Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6872, Australia Abstract Integrated three-dimensional...magmatic nickel sulfide ore shoots associated with metakomatiites at the Archean Kambalda dome, Western Australia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Flying Fox Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia Jane E. Collins,1,ā€  Stephen J. Barnes,2 Steffen...University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia 2CSIRO ...26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, Western Australia 6151, Australia 3Newexco Services Pty. Ltd., 15...15 Joel Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia 6004, Australia Abstract The high-grade Flying Fox komatiite-hosted...greenstone belt of the Archean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, is hosted in a deformed and metamorphosed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Komatiites and nickel sulfide ores of the Black Swan area, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. 2: Geology...Compositions of these chromites match those from Kambalda, Perseverance and other localities, and are inconsistent...Research Centre, PO Box 1130, Bentley, 6102 WA, Australia E-mail: steve.barnes@csiro.au Tel.: +61-8-64368645... D. Hicks MPI Mines Ltd., Level 1, 28 Kings Park Road, West Perth, 6005 WA, Australia The Black Swan...Niā€“Fe sulļ¬de ore shoots (Hicks and Balfe Keywords Nickel Ɔ Komatiite Ɔ Sulļ¬de Ɔ Thermal erosion Ɔ Ground
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
major Ni sulfide camps, Norilā€™sk, Voiseyā€™s Bay and Kambalda. Modeling of partial melting, followed by magma...net-textured sulfides, such as those found at Kambalda. Wetting angles between silicates and sulfides...fugacity controls the composition of the mss and the pyrrhotite that forms from it, which in turn controls both...both the diffusion rate of Ni within the mss/pyrrhotite and the temperature at which pentlandite starts...concentration of Ni that will never exsolve from the pyrrhotite as pentlandite, and whether the pentlandite occurs
Report (issue)
pits in the background. Courtesy of Great Central Mines Limited. ii GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN AND PAPUA NEW...Level 3, 15-31 Pelham Street, Carlton Victoria Australia 3053 iii Ā© The Australasian Institute of Mining...knowledge and understanding of the mineral wealth of Australia and Papua New Guinea. v vi Committees MONOGRAPH...Organisation Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy Australian Mineral Industries Research...Resources Tasmania Tenement Administration Services Mines and Energy SA Victorian Department of Natural Resources
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of copper deposits, including in Part I: copper-nickel deposits with cobalt and platinum group elements;...Sulfides from the South Kawishiwi Intrusion, Duluth Complex, Minnesota, USA M. FOOSE and P. WEIBLEN(With 5...Ore Genesis with Special Reference to the Duluth Complex, Minnesota E.M. RIPLEY (With 10 Figures) ........Controls on the Formation of Komatiite-Associated Nickel-Copper Sulfide Deposits C. M. LESHER and D. I....PeridotiteAssociated Nickel Sulphide Deposits with Special Reference to the Kambalda Dome J. J. GRESHAM
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
163-171 (1987) Ā© Springer-Verlag 1987 The Pancadi nickel-copper sulfide mineralization, eastern Turkey M...mineral paragenesis of the ore consisting of pyrrhotite, pentlandite, and chalcopyrite and the low As...1984). Mineralization Occurrence The Pancarli nickel-copper mineralization occurs in three separate...Textures The primary ore is mainly composed or pyrrhotite, pentlandite, and chalcopyrite with accessory...commonly showing intergrowths with the ore minerals. Pyrrhotite is the most abundant primary mineral of the Pancarli
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
can be subdividedinto a dominantly sedimentary,western miogeosynclinal belt and a mainly mafic volcanic...centerof the valley,containing sulfides(pyrite, pyrrhotite, and minor amountsof the axial plane of the anticline...py pyrite cp chalcopyrite :ā€¢ po ā€¢Om 0-2 % pyrrhotite q quartz ā€¢ 2' 5% c carbonate ā€¢] 5' 20...eralogyincludes,in order of decreasingimportance, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, pentlandite, and rare...divided into five formsexsolutionlamellaewithin pyrrhotite and eudifferentfaciesandtype 2 into three facies
Report (issue)
MONOGRAPH 17 of Somepats oe ilar ce| + in Australia mail iii DOOO38J0754 oA., eet OF ROME prhge...DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA Cover Pictureā€”The Argyle Diamond mine Photo by courtesy of Ashton Mines Limited ...DISCOVERY OF SOME IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA Editors K. R. GLASSON J. H. RATTIGAN INCORPORATED...House, 191 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052 1990 Ā© Copyright By THE AUSTRALASIAN ...any of its publications | National Library of Australia Card No. ISBN 6 949106 57 7 Typeset by Abb-typesetting
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international collection of authors from both western and eastern affiliations. At about this time the...Finland Chicoutimi, QuĆ©bec Perth, Australia Ottawa, Ontario Sydney, Australia Durham, North Carolina Cape Town...Andy Miller, Jim Mitrofanov, Felix Naldrett, Tony Nickel, Ernie Nielsen, Troels OberthĆ¼r, Thomas Pretoria...Minnesota Apatiti, Russia Toronto, Ontario Perth, Australia Copenhagen, Denmark Hanover, Germany Ohnenstetter...Washington, D.C. Slansky, Ervin Frenchs Forest, Australia Sutcliffe, Richard Tolstykh, Nadezda Toronto
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of the Agnew-Wiluna Belt, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, with Special Reference to the Volcanological...Komatiite-Associated Nickel Sulfide Deposits Caroline S. Perringā€  BHP Billiton Nickel West, 125 St Georgeā€™s...Georgeā€™s Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia Abstract The Leinster area is situated toward the southern end...Yilgarn craton of Western Australia and hosts the giant Perseverance komatiite-associated nickel sulfide deposit...rift-proximal komatiite-dacite sequence and a western and more marginal basalt-dominated sequence with
Report (issue)
Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520 Red Dog Creek, western Brooks Range, Alaska, in 1979, prior to drilling...Genetic Concepts: Concepts of the Genesis of Sulfide Nickel-Copper Deposits: A Historical Review hued. i ...dos Cane The Discovery of the Kambalda Nickel Deposits, Western Australia ............. J.J. Gresham 0...HUTCHINSON Department of Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401 AND RICHARD I. GRAUCH ...very high grade Sleeper gold deposit, and on Kambalda nickel field, indicate that each of these coveries
Report (volume)
560-2652) Australia Australian Mineral Foundation 63 Conyngham Street Glenside South Australia 5065 Australia...deposits in the crust fractals? A study of gold mines in the Zimbabwean craton JOLLEY, S. J., HENDERSON...COWARD, M. P. Nickel ore troughs in Archaean volcanic rocks, Kambalda, Western Australia: indicators of...Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, 85, 131-142. Australia Short Course, 33-40. JOHNSTON, J. D., MCCAFFREY...Distribution. MIRO, Lichfield. mineralization in Western Australia. Irish AssociaFITZGERALD, G., FEELY, M., JOHNSTON
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intrusion and crystallisation mechanisms The Bushveld Complex 4.2.1 Regional setting 4.2.2 Intrusion form 4.2...Mineralogy 4.2.5 Parental magma The Stillwater Complex 43.1 Regional setting 4.3.2 Intrusion form 4.3...FOSTER and R.W. NESBITT Introduction 8. 8. Ne Nickel mineralisation: Archaean volcanic suites 8.2.1...2.2 Typical greenstone belts 8.3. 8.4 8.2.3 Kambalda and Scotia deposits 8.2.4 Summary and genetic...Southern Wyoming and northern Colorado Stillwater Complex and minor intrusions, Beartooth Mountains Tobacco
 
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