Rare-earth prospect, scheduled to be developed as a mine. The apatite-hosted REE-P-U(-Th-F) mineralisation at Nolans Bore is distributed over an area of approximately 150 hectares within a kilometre radius of the bore.

Located 135 km north of Alice Springs, and south of Tennant Creek and approximately 15 km from the Stuart Highway.
Owned by Arafura Resources.

The REE mineralisation is hosted by fluorapatite bands (veins? dykes?).
The "cheralite" may be both Ce- and La-dominant.

The Nolans Bore deposit is located at the southern end of the Reynolds Range in the central Aileron Province of the Arunta Region. The Aileron Province comprises greenschist to granulite facies metamorphic rocks with protolith ages in the range 1865-1710 Ma.

[Note: assignment to Tennant Inlier to be confirmed.]

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Commodity List

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ⓘ Rare Earths

Mineral List

16 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

ⓘ Skarn

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'

Formula: (A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

(n.d.)

Louise Schoneveld, Carl Spandler & Kelvin Hussey (2014) Genesis of the Central Zone of the Nolans Bore Rare Earth Element Deposit, Northern Territory. in Geological Society of Australia, 2014 Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), Sustainable Australia. Abstract No 110 of the 22nd Australian Geological Convention

Schoneveld, L., Spandler, C., & Hussey, K. (2015). Genesis of the central zone of the Nolans Bore rare earth element deposit, Northern Territory, Australia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170(2), 1-22.

Huston, D. L., Maas, R., Cross, A., Hussey, K. J., Mernagh, T. P., Fraser, G., & Champion, D. C. (2017). The Nolans rare earth element-phosphorus-uranium mineral system: formation and modification over 1800 million years. AGES 2017 Proceedings, NT Geological Survey

Anenburg, M., Burnham, A. D., & Mavrogenes, J. A. (2018). Ree redistribution textures in altered fluorapatite: symplectites, veins, and phosphate-silicate-carbonate assemblages from the Nolans Bore P-REE-Th deposit, Northern Territory, Australia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56(3), 331-354.

ⓘ 'Ancylite'

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ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

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ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

References:

(n.d.)

ⓘ 'Britholite Group'

Formula: (REE,Ca)₅[(Si,P)O₄]₃X

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ⓘ 'Calcioancylite'

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

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ⓘ Cheralite

Formula: CaTh(PO₄)₂

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(n.d.)

ⓘ 'Cheralite-(Ce)'

References:

www.ga.gov.au (2011) http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8817.pdf

ⓘ Coffinite

Formula: U(SiO₄) · nH₂O

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ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

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ⓘ Ekanite

Formula: Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀

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ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

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ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

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(n.d.)

ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce)

Formula: Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O

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ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

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ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

www.ga.gov.au (2011) http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8817.pdf

ⓘ 'Monazite'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

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(n.d.)

ⓘ 'Parisite'

Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂

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ⓘ 'Rhabdophane'

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ⓘ Soddyite

Formula: (UO₂)₂SiO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Stetindite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(SiO₄)

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ⓘ 'Synchysite'

Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F

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ⓘ Synchysite-(Y)

Formula: CaY(CO₃)₂F

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ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

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ⓘ Thorianite

Formula: ThO₂

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ⓘ Thorite

Formula: Th(SiO₄)

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(n.d.)

ⓘ Thorite var. Calciothorite

Formula: (Th,Ca₂)SiO₄ · 3.5H₂O

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ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite

Formula: (Th,U)(SiO₄)_1-x(OH)_4x

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ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

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Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Thorianite	4.DL.05	ThO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Synchysite-(Y)	5.BD.20c	CaY(CO₃)₂F
ⓘ	Galgenbergite-(Ce)	5.CC.40	Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Cheralite	8.AD.50	CaTh(PO₄)₂
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Thorite	9.AD.30	Th(SiO₄)
ⓘ	var. Calciothorite	9.AD.30	(Th,Ca₂)SiO₄ · 3.5H₂O
ⓘ	var. Thorogummite	9.AD.30	(Th,U)(SiO₄)_1-x(OH)_4x
ⓘ	Coffinite	9.AD.30	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
ⓘ	Stetindite-(Ce)	9.AD.30	Ce(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Soddyite	9.AK.05	(UO₂)₂SiO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Ekanite	9.EA.10	Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Calcioancylite'	-
ⓘ	'Britholite Group'	-	(REE,Ca)₅[(Si,P)O₄]₃X
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Bastnäsite'	-	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
ⓘ	'Ancylite'	-
ⓘ	'Synchysite'	-	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
ⓘ	'Parisite'	-	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
ⓘ	'Rhabdophane'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'Cheralite-(Ce)'	-
ⓘ	'Allanite Group'	-	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Thorite var. Calciothorite	(Th,Ca₂)SiO₄ · 3.5H₂O
H	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Soddyite	(UO₂)₂SiO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite	(Th,U)(SiO₄)_1-x(OH)_4x
H	ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce)	Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
H	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Synchysite-(Y)	CaY(CO₃)₂F
C	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
C	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
C	ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce)	Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
O	ⓘ Thorite var. Calciothorite	(Th,Ca₂)SiO₄ · 3.5H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Ekanite	Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Monazite	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Soddyite	(UO₂)₂SiO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Synchysite-(Y)	CaY(CO₃)₂F
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Thorianite	ThO₂
O	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite	(Th,U)(SiO₄)_1-x(OH)_4x
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
O	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce)	Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Britholite Group	(REE,Ca)₅[(Si,P)O₄]₃X
O	ⓘ Stetindite-(Ce)	Ce(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
F	ⓘ Synchysite-(Y)	CaY(CO₃)₂F
F	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
F	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Thorite var. Calciothorite	(Th,Ca₂)SiO₄ · 3.5H₂O
Si	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Ekanite	Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Soddyite	(UO₂)₂SiO₄ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite	(Th,U)(SiO₄)_1-x(OH)_4x
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Britholite Group	(REE,Ca)₅[(Si,P)O₄]₃X
Si	ⓘ Stetindite-(Ce)	Ce(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Monazite	REE(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
P	ⓘ Britholite Group	(REE,Ca)₅[(Si,P)O₄]₃X
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Thorite var. Calciothorite	(Th,Ca₂)SiO₄ · 3.5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Ekanite	Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Synchysite-(Y)	CaY(CO₃)₂F
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
Ca	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
Ca	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
Ca	ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce)	Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Britholite Group	(REE,Ca)₅[(Si,P)O₄]₃X
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Y	ⓘ Synchysite-(Y)	CaY(CO₃)₂F
Y	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
La	Lanthanum
La	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
La	ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce)	Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Ce	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
Ce	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
Ce	ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce)	Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O
Ce	ⓘ Stetindite-(Ce)	Ce(SiO₄)
Nd	Neodymium
Nd	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Nd	ⓘ Parisite	Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)₂(CO₃)₃F₂
Nd	ⓘ Synchysite	Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)₂F
Nd	ⓘ Galgenbergite-(Ce)	Ca(Ce,La,Nd)₂(CO₃)₄ · H₂O
Th	Thorium
Th	ⓘ Thorite var. Calciothorite	(Th,Ca₂)SiO₄ · 3.5H₂O
Th	ⓘ Ekanite	Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀
Th	ⓘ Thorianite	ThO₂
Th	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
Th	ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite	(Th,U)(SiO₄)_1-x(OH)_4x
Th	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Coffinite	U(SiO₄) · nH₂O
U	ⓘ Soddyite	(UO₂)₂SiO₄ · 2H₂O
U	ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite	(Th,U)(SiO₄)_1-x(OH)_4x

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Arunta OrogenOrogen
- Aileron ProvinceGeologic Province
North Australian ElementCraton

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

d28rz98at9flks.cloudfront.net (n.d.) https://d28rz98at9flks.cloudfront.net/130434/130434_00_1.pdf

(n.d.)

Hussey, K.J. (2008) Report on NBDH37, a cored diamond drillhole at Nolans Bore P-REE-Th-U deposit, Reynolds Range, Arunta Region. Northern Territory Geological Survey Record 2008-005.

Schoneveld, L., Spandler , C., Hussey, K. (2014) Genesis of the Central Zone of the Nolans Bore Rare Earth Element Deposit, Northern Territory. in Geological Society of Australia, 2014 Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), Sustainable Australia. Abstract No 110 of the 22nd Australian Geological Convention.

Schoneveld, L., Spandler, C., Hussey, K. (2015) Genesis of the central zone of the Nolans Bore rare earth element deposit, Northern Territory, Australia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170(2), 1-22.

Huston, D.L., Maas, R., Cross, A., Hussey, K.J., Mernagh, T.P., Fraser, G., Champion, D.C. (2017) The Nolans rare earth element-phosphorus-uranium mineral system: formation and modification over 1800 million years. AGES 2017 Proceedings, NT Geological Survey.

Anenburg, M., Burnham, A. D., Mavrogenes, J. A. (2018) Ree redistribution textures in altered fluorapatite: symplectites, veins, and phosphate-silicate-carbonate assemblages from the Nolans Bore P-REE-Th deposit, Northern Territory, Australia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56(3), 331-354.

Anenburg, M., Mavrogenes, J.A., Bennett, V.C. (2020) The Fluorapatite P–REE–Th Vein Deposit at Nolans Bore: Genesis by Carbonatite Metasomatism. Journal of Petrology, 61(1), 1-42.

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