Marda oxidized zone, Marda Project, Mount Jackson Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marda oxidized zone | Ore Body |
| Marda Project | Project |
| Mount Jackson Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Yilgarn Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 15' South , 119° 15' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
12497
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12497:8
GUID (UUID V4):
eb21f541-f030-4abd-bb82-b2b4b4ed664b
Located NW of Kalgoorlie.
Original reference now available here https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MR16_121.pdf
The species was called "sodium pharmacosiderite" but it underwent a name change in 2008 to Natrospharmacosiderite. Another source states it was identified from a museum specimen.
Without checking the original source, at present the exact location is uncertain. Marda can refer as an alternative historic name for the Mount Jackson Goldfield. Or the Marda-Diemels Greenstone Belt striking a vast distance, mainly east of the above location. An exploration company in 2013, calls their area 'Marda Central' incorporating the Mount Jackson Goldfield Mines, and further mines and prospects across areas up to 50 kilometres north and east.
Older sources from 1914, locates 1mm to 4 mm bright emerald green pharmacosiderite crystals at Atkinson's Find (Butcher Bird) locality, in the northern section of the central Mount Jackson Goldfield area. As this species is uncommon, and is related, with no confidence the locality has been moved to the goldfield.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arseniosiderite Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Undifferentiated member of the Jarosite group. |
| ⓘ Natropharmacosiderite (TL) Formula: NaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Pharmacosiderite Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O Colour: Yellow |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Arseniosiderite | 8.DH.30 | Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Pharmacosiderite | 8.DK.10 | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| ⓘ | Natropharmacosiderite (TL) | 8.DK.10 | NaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natropharmacosiderite | NaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Natropharmacosiderite | NaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Natropharmacosiderite | NaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Natropharmacosiderite | NaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| As | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| As | ⓘ Natropharmacosiderite | NaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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