 | | Report (issue) | | NICKEL MINERALIZATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA An oblique aerial view, from the south-southwest, ofthe...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...L.C., Minister for Mines National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-publication entry: Marston, R.J...(Rodney John), 1943-. Nickel mineralization in Western Australia. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN |  | Barrett, F. M., Binns, R. A., Groves, D. I., Marston, R. J., McQueen, K. G. (1977) Structural history and metamorphic modification of Archean volcanic-type nickel deposits, Yilgarn Block, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 72 (7) 1195-1223 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.72.7.1195 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Volcanic-Type NickelDeposits, YilgarnBlock, Western Australia F. M. BARRETT, JR.A. B•NNS,D. I. GROVES, R...Arcbean volcanic-typeFe-Ni sulfide ores of Western Australia occur at the base of relatively small, lenslike...deposits(Juan and Lunnon shoots,Kambalda; Windarra, Redross,and Nepean mines). All ores have undergonea complexinterplay...Introduction THz ArchcanFe-Ni sulfidedepositsof Western Australiaare associated with two main typesof ultramariehost...EasternGoldfields Province, Yilgarn Block,Western Australia (afterBinnset al., 1976).Nickelsulfide deposits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Depositsfrom around the WidgiemoolthaDome, Western Australia K. G. MCQUEENø Departmentof Geology,Universityof...WesternAustralia,Nedlands,WesternAustralia6009, Australia Abstract Volcanicperidotitc-associated nickel...progradetalc-carbonate alteration(e.g., Redross, Dordie RocksNorth, and Widgiemooltha$ deposits).In the north (Munda...and Union Mini•re Developmentand Minaroundthe Widgiemooltha domein theEasternGoldfieldsregionof WesternAustralia(Fig...AdvancedEducation,P.O. Box 1, Belconnen,A.C.T. 2616, Australia 1417 stronglydeformed.They, therefore,providean |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COMMUNICATIONS COMPOSITIONS NICKEL DEPOSITS, FROM WESTERN 391 AUSTRALIAN A GUIDE TO EQUILIBRIA BELOW...Criticalmineralassemblages in Table 1 for the Windarra, Widgiemooltha, and sphalerites coexistingwith pyrite, orderedhexagonal...anthophyllite at and structural rocks in Western Australia, constraints such as Nepean. However,our metamorphic...metamorphic studies elsewhere in the greenstone belts of Western theseon the applicabilityof natural data to experiparticularly...andasthemajorityof analyzedbulksulfidefractions from Western Australian nickel ores contains less temperaturessufficientto |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Netherlands ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE WIDGIEMOOLTHA-NORSEMAN AREA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: PETROLOGICAL DIVERSITY, GEOCHEMISTRY...Mining Corporation Ltd, Double Bay, N.S.W. 2028 (Australia) (Received January 14, 1977; revision accepted...rocks of the WidgiemoolthaNorseman area, Western Australia: petrological diversity, geochemistry and...Mineral exploration of the Widgiemooltha-Norseman region of Western Australia has located massive and disseminated...facies metamorphosed ultramafic rocks of the Widgiemooltha area are compared with greenschist metamorphosed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GROVES, GeologyDepartment, Universityof Western Australia,Nedlands,Australia6009 D. R. HUDSON, Com...Australia6014 AND J. R. Ross Western Mining Corporation,Belmont, Australia 6104 Abstract The nickelsulfidedeposits...Yilgarn Block. Nickel sulfide depositsin Western Australia are Ultramafic volcanic and associated intrusive...laterally Nepean; earlier operationsat Carr Boyd, Redross, variable sequencesof the Norseman-Wiluna belt...Groves(1981). Many subsequentobservations derive Perth, Australia 6000. • All analyticalvaluesare expressed on a |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology, University of Western Australia. ^B.H.P. Minerals, Perth, Western Australia. ^Geological Survey...mineralization or ore deposit or dissemination or mine ultramafic or ultrabasic or dunite or peridptite...deposits of Western Australian includes all relevant references cited in Geological Survey of Western Australia...Resource Bulletin 14, "Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia," by R. J. Marston. This 271-page volume contains...short articles are contained in University of Western Australia Geology Department and Extension Service Publication |  | Le Vaillant, M., Barnes, S. J., Fiorentini, M. L., Miller, J., McCuaig, T. C., Muccilli, P. (2015) A Hydrothermal Ni-As-PGE Geochemical Halo Around the Miitel Komatiite-Hosted Nickel Sulfide Deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 110 (2) 505-530 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.2.505 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Komatiite-Hosted Nickel Sulfide Deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia* Margaux Le Vaillant,1,† Stephen J. Barnes...Systems, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia 2 CSIRO/Earth Science...Kensington, Perth, Western Australia 6151, Australia 3 Mincor Resources NL, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia...komatiite-hosted nickel sulfide deposit in Western Australia was used as a case study to investigate the...decimeters of the contact with the overlying Widgiemooltha komatiites. It is associated with the presence |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Volcanic-Type Iron-Nickel Sulfide Ores from Western Australia D. I. G•ovEs,F. M. B^•ETz, R. A. B•-Ns, ^NDK...spinels in Archcan Fe-Ni sulfide ores from Western Australia must be revised in view of widespreadmetamorphiceffects...Irvine, 1965, 1967; Jackson,1969) and from Western Australia occur in amphibolitefacies in metamorphicsituations...sulfidesin igneousrocks, where immiscibilitybe- Western Australia, namely those occurring in extweensilicateand...pyrrhotite-pentlanditeBlock of Western Australia (Ewers and Hudson, chalcopyrite+ pyrite -----spinels. Petrologicaland |  | Seat, Z., Stone, W. E., Mapleson, D. B., Daddow, B. C. (2004) Tenor variation within komatiite-associated nickel sulphide deposits: insights from the Wannaway Deposit, Widgiemooltha Dome, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 82 (3) 317-339 doi:10.1007/s00710-004-0047-3 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | insights from the Wannaway Deposit, Widgiemooltha Dome, Western Australia Z. Seat1 , W. E. Stone1; , D. B...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...confined to the Kambalda Dome, St Ives, Tramways, Widgiemooltha Dome and BlairCarnilya Belts (Stone and Masterman...and wall rocks at the Wannaway N02 ore body, Widgiemooltha Dome, in order to investigate controls on the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | WesternAustralia,Nedlands,WesternAustralia,6009, Australia Abstract The WannawayFe-Ni-Cu sulfidedepositis...Education, P.O. Box 1, Belconnen,A.C.T. 2616, Australia Regional Geological Setting Interlayered mafic...form the supracrustalassemblages aroundthe Widgiemooltha dome. There are three main ultramafic- rich...(numbered).Coordinatesrefer to Anacondamine grid and mine reference levels.Core loggingand interpretationby...mackinawite (up to 10%), and accessory(<$%) cubanite,chalcopyrite,pyrite, and sphalerite.Minute amountsof gersdorffiteand |  | Vukmanovic, Zoja, Reddy, Steven M., Godel, Bélinda, Barnes, Stephen J., Fiorentini, Marco L., Barnes, Sarah-Jane, Kilburn, Matthew R. (2014) Relationship between microstructures and grain-scale trace element distribution in komatiite-hosted magmatic sulphide ores. Lithos, 184. 42-61 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2013.10.037 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Perth, Western Australia ARC Centre of...Systems, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia CSIRO Earth Science and Resource...Australian Research Centre, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia d Department of Applied Geology, The Institute...Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia e Département des Sciences Appliquées, Unité d'enseignement...Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, & ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Iridium in the Evaluation of Nickel Gossans in Western Australia G. A. TRAVIS,REIDR. I•EAYS,ANDR. M. DAVISON...show a strong positive correlation with nickel in Western Australiannickel sulfidedeposits,and their inertnessduring...been employed, including microTEE discoveryof Western Australia'sfirst nickel deposit at Kambalda in...aboutA$170 million was expendedon nickel exploration in Western Australiain the period1967-72. This activityled...project betweenthe University of Melbourne and the Western Mining CorporationLimited was initiated in 1971 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The highly magnickel productionof the Otter-Juan mine. nesian (commonlymore than 38 wt percentMgO, The...Pillowed zoneshave beennoted in severalparts of the mine and, rarely, massiveFe-Ni-Cu sulfides occurbetweenpillows...complementary,commonly faulted, anticline (the western anticline) to the west locally includes contact...thereforepart of a faulted overturnedsyncline (the western syncline) with a north-northwest- VVVVV'V\ \...polycrystalline tions (Fig. 8B). Pyrite and chalcopyrite are genof these componentsis generally asymmetrical |  | | Report (edition) | | maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department...Bulletin 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia second edition While systematically...authoritative, the second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is written not only for the professional geologist...et al. The second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is an updated version published in response...formal inception of the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) in 1896. In this second joint publication |  | | Report (edition) | | Stocklmayer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia FRONTISPIECE Euhedral black... MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J Michael Fetherston, Susan M Stocklmayer...Stocklmayer Perth 2013 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Hon. Norman...EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Rick Rogerson REFERENCE The recommended reference...VC 2013, Gemstones of Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin |  | Collins, J. E., Barnes, S. J., Hagemann, S. G., McCuaig, T. C., Frost, K. M. (2012) Postmagmatic Variability in Ore Composition and Mineralogy in the T4 and T5 Ore Shoots at the High-Grade Flying Fox Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 107 (5) 859-879 doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.5.859 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Flying Fox Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia Jane E. Collins,1,† 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) | | ore consisting of pyrrhotite, pentlandite, and chalcopyrite and the low As and Co contents of the ore indicate...constituents of the ore have been remobilized forming chalcopyrite-rich veins and veinlets in the fractures of...mainly composed or pyrrhotite, pentlandite, and chalcopyrite with accessory amounts of magnetite, ilmenomagnetite...various sizes enclosed within pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. The large pentlandite grains have diameters...cleavage and cataclastic fractures, infilled with chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite. Pentlandite is also present |  | Bailey, J., McDonald, A. M., Lafrance, B., Fedorowich, J. S. (2006) VARIATIONS IN Ni CONTENT IN SHEARED MAGMATIC SULFIDE ORE AT THE THAYER LINDSLEY MINE, SUDBURY, ONTARIO. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (5) 1063-1077 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.5.1063 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SHEARED MAGMATIC SULFIDE ORE AT THE THAYER LINDSLEY MINE, SUDBURY, ONTARIO JOSHUA BAILEY§, ANDREW M. MCDONALD¶...Ontario P3E 5P4, Canada ABSTRACT The Thayer Lindsley mine, located in the geographic South Range of the 1...study, we examine contact-style ore zones at the mine that are overprinted by lower-amphibolite-grade...undeformed and sheared sulfide ore at the Thayer Lindsley mine. The observed Ni depletion in sheared sulfide ore...Igneous Complex, Sudbury, Ontario. SOMMAIRE La mine Thayer Lindsley, située sur le flanc sud du complexe |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Harmony Nickel Sulfide Deposit, Leinster, Western Australia P. DUURING,†,* School of Geosciences, Monash...Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia W. BLEEKER, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario...Geosciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia Abstract The Harmony nickel sulfide deposit (3...AgnewWiluna greenstone belt, Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia. The deposit occurs 2 km north of the larger...(15.9 Mt) and Perseverance (50.7 Mt) deposits. The mine stratigraphy trends north-northwest–south-southeast |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Universityof Newcastle,Newcastle,New SouthWales2308, Australia D. I. GROVES,R. J. MARSTON,*AND 17.M. BARRETT**...GeologyDepartment, Universityof Western Australia,Nedlands,Western Australia6009, Australia Abstract Sulfur isotopedata...parameterssuchasfo2 at the Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia ** Presentaddress:Afmeco Pty. Ltd...Ltd., 11 Lucknow Street,West Perth, Western Australia 6005, Australia magmatic stage. 1675 It is clear...Some grainshavefracturesthat are filled with chalcopyrite and/or pyrrhotite,indicatingthat they were formed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mobilized Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Ores at the Garson Mine, Sudbury* Joshua Mukwakwami,† C. Michael Lesher...primarily composed of pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite-magnetite, occurring as four main types: (1)...Fe-Ni-(Cu) monosulfide solid solution (mss) and chalcopyrite into an Fe-Cu intermediate solid solution (iss)...flow of polymineralic pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite aggregates 367 Submitted: September 17, 2012...Cu tenors due to segregation of very ductile chalcopyrite and moderately ductile pyrrhotite from less |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | host rocks of 14 nickel sulfide depositsin Western Australia. The depositsrange from low-grade dissemi...its. The total preciousmetal tenor of typical Western Australian nickel sulfide ore is similar to that...nickelsulfideoresin 1966at Kambaldain Western Australia, Australia has be- gossansfrom ferruginous and...chromite metals in the ores and host rocks of the Western Australian nickel sulfidedeposits. Such informa-...else- Block of the Precambrian shield of Western Australia are in stratiformvolwhere (Mertie, 1969). |  | Mukwakwami, Joshua, Lafrance, Bruno, Lesher, C. Michael, Tinkham, Douglas K., Rayner, Nicole M., Ames, Doreen E. (2014) Deformation, metamorphism, and mobilization of Ni–Cu–PGE sulfide ores at Garson Mine, Sudbury. Mineralium Deposita, 49 (2) 175-198 doi:10.1007/s00126-013-0479-y | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mobilization of Ni–Cu–PGE sulfide ores at Garson Mine, Sudbury Joshua Mukwakwami & Bruno Lafrance & C...many deposits (e.g., Kambalda and Perseverance, Australia; Trojan, Zimbabwe, Sääksjärvi, Finland; Thompson...Ni in shear zones at the nearby Thayer Lindsley mine. In contrast, this study shows that ductile plastic...Geologic setting The regional geology and mine geology of the Garson mine are described in detail in Mukwakwami...D2 in this manuscript are specific to the Garson mine because the sequence of deformation events that |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | M,q,cRAr Department of Geology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada Ansrntcr...monosulfide solid solution (mss), pentlandite and chalcopyrite, and minor pyrrhotite, violarite, pyrite, idaite...megacrystshave relatively more mss(2) and relatively less chalcopyrite. The phaserelations for the iron-nickel sulfidesbear...lamellar intergrowth and occurswith pentlandite,chalcopyrite,and an unidentifiedopaquehydrousiron silicateas...Superprobe, with synthetic NiS and FeS, natural chalcopyrite, and natural silicate minerals as standards |
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