Mount Cassiterite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Mount Cassiterite | Mountain |
Wodgina | - not defined - |
Abydos Station | - not defined - |
Port Hedland Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 11' 25'' South , 118° 40' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
273008
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273008:3
GUID (UUID V4):
517a5f59-69df-453e-948a-8c1fa11a6e96
Mount Cassiterite is an open cut pit and consists of pegmatites, one kilometre south of the Wodgina pegmatites. As a modern mine it is viewed as one deposit, however the two areas show different types of pegmatites.
Mount Cassiterite covers an area of 1.1 x 0.8 kilometres, as a series pegmatite sheets, dykes, and irregular offset structures. It is hosted by metasedimentary fine grained psammite, and thick interbedded pelite, with minor quartzite and chert.
There are two main sets of stacked pegmatite sheet, 5 to 12 metres thick, 2 to 100 metres long, dipping 20 to 25 degrees south-east, with a partial roll-over dip 15 to 20 degrees south-west. The sheets are interconnected by near vertical dykes, trending north-west to south-east, and north-east to south-west, by irregular keel like structures, and thin stringers of pegmatite, all emplaced at the same time. There is a third pegmatite structure lower down, but reaches a depth of up to 400 metres from the surface.
The pegmatites are albite-spodumene type, with some K feldspar, and minor muscovite, as near homogenous bodies. The texture is massive to comb, with little zonation. Spodumene and perthitic microcline are dominant in a matrix of fine to medium grained quartz, albite, and muscovite. Spodumene crystals are aligned perpendicular to the pegmatite contacts, exhibiting 'pull-apart' structures. Zonation is limited to a finer grained border unit of microcline crystals.
The main economic ore is wodginite and cassiterite, with sub-ordinate manganotantalite and manganocolumbite, and an altered assemblage of stanniferous microclite, with trace calciotantite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ 'Calciotantalite' |
ⓘ Calciotantite Formula: CaTa4O11 |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 References: |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ 'Lepidolite' |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n References: |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6 References: |
ⓘ 'Tapiolite' Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
ⓘ Wodginite Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
ⓘ | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
ⓘ | Tantalite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
ⓘ | Wodginite | 4.DB.40 | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
ⓘ | Calciotantite | 4.DJ.05 | CaTa4O11 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Albite var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) | |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tapiolite' | - | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Calciotantalite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Calciotantite | CaTa4O11 |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
O | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
O | ⓘ Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
O | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calciotantite | CaTa4O11 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Mn | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
Mn | ⓘ Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Mn | ⓘ Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Nb | ⓘ Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sn | ⓘ Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Calciotantite | CaTa4O11 |
Ta | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
Ta | ⓘ Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
Ta | ⓘ Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Ta | ⓘ Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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