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Widgiemooltha 3 Deposit, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Widgie 3 Ni Mine

Widgiemooltha 3 Deposit, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Widgie 3 Ni Mine

Widgiemooltha 3 Deposit, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Widgie 3 Ni Mine

Widgiemooltha 3 Deposit, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 30' 34'' South , 121° 34' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-31.50964,121.57364
GeoHash:
G#: qdqkwrz5p
GRN:
S22E74
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
266177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:266177:6
GUID (UUID V4):
4624b3f0-1025-4a65-bc99-91c0b04a4dc1
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Widgie 3 Open Pit; Widgie 3 Ni Mine


Located 3 kilometres south of Widgiemooltha. The Imperial, Cardiff Castle, and the Mount mines are also in the immediate area.

Nickel mine.

Titan Resources in 2005, estimated a resource of 641 000 tonnes of ore at 1.46% Ni yielding 9360 tonnes of metal from below the base of the present small abandoned pit.

Gossan discovered by R.E. Cotton in 1967 in an old gold mining prospecting pit. Serpentinite lense forming a small prominent hill. Some mineralisation arsenical, minor copper.

The ultramafic formation is 600 metres thick of numerous picritic to peridotitic flow units, altered to tremolite, chlorite, serpentine, talc, and carbonate, with lenticular metabasalt, and metadolerite in the eastern part.

Laminated carbonaceous or sulphidic cherty metasedimentary horizons are found between the flows. Grey-green serpentine outcrops on the hill. The ultramafic host contains an irregular shaped lense at the base of the formation, 110 metres long by 30 metres thick. The Footwall is amphibolite containing hornblende prismatic crystals and some chlorite.

Grey quartz-feldspar porphyries intrude parallel to the deposit. Massive sulphide in thin to irregular breccia ore, one metre thick. Primary mineralisation is pyrrhotite, pentlandite, minor pyrite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, skutterudite, bravoite. Minor replacement of pentlandite with violarite at the 290 metre level. Violarite is the major mineral at the base of the oxidised zone. Chalcopyrite veinlets are found at the margins of the massive sulphides. Grades 3-20% Ni, averages 11% Ni.

A small lithium bearing pegamtite was encountered during mining, 2-3 metres wide, containing quartz, albite, slightly pinkish spodumene up to 10 cms long, botryoidal lepidolite to 2 cms across, and 5cm long elbaite with pink interiors and light blue exteriors, and inky blue elbaite to 5 mms long.

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Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Jacobson, M.I., Calderwood, M.A., Grguric, B.A. (2007) Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 394 pages, at p.299.
ⓘ '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: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Jacobson, M.I., Calderwood, M.A., Grguric, B.A. (2007) Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 394 pages, p.299.
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ 'Hornblende'
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
Reference: Jacobson, M.I., Calderwood, M.A., Grguric, B.A. (2007) Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 394 pages, at p.299.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Reference: Jacobson, M.I., Calderwood, M.A., Grguric, B.A. (2007) Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 394 pages, at p.299.
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Reference: Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291p. 

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘvar. Bravoite2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘSkutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘElbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Hornblende'-
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CoCobalt
Coⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
Asⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3

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Marston, R.J. (1984) Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 291 pages. 
Jacobson, M.I., Calderwood, M.A., Grguric, B.A. (2007) Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press, Carlisle, Western Australia, 394 pages, at p.299.

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