Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia (original) (raw)

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO4

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Comstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)

Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Beudantite

Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ Bismuth

Formula: Bi

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi2S3

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS3

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO2

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO3

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Comstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Chalcanthite

Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Balla Balla East, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities:

Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Salt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Stones Well East prospect, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

ⓘ Corkite

Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu2O

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Federal City Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Cuprite var. Tile ore

Formula: Cu2O

ⓘ Duftite

Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)

ⓘ Emplectite

Formula: CuBiS2

ⓘ Epidote

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

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

ⓘ Fornacite

Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Galenobismutite

Formula: PbBi2S4

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Stones Well East prospect, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Louden's Patch, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Morning After South prospect, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Toweranna gold area, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Halloysite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ Hinsdalite

Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ Iodargyrite

Formula: AgI

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Linnaeite

Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4

References:

Collins, P., Marshall, A.E., Black, S., Peardon, P. (date?), Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits of the Archaean Western Pilbara Craton Northwestern Australia, Curtin University, School of Applied Geology, Mineral Deposits and Exploration Reasearch Group.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Salt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Balla Balla Central, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Magnetite var. Vanadium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,V3+ )2O4

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

ⓘ Meneghinite

Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24

ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

ⓘ Mottramite

Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)

ⓘ Murdochite

Formula: Cu12Pb2O15Cl2

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities:

Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Salt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ Osarizawaite

Formula: Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Plattnerite

Formula: PbO2

ⓘ Plumbogummite

Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6

ⓘ Plumbojarosite

Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ Pseudomalachite

Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

References:

Watling, H. R., Collinson, D. M., Li, J., Mutch, L. A., Perrot, F. A., Rea, S. M., ... & Watkin, E. L. J. (2014). Bioleaching of a low-grade copper ore, linking leach chemistry and microbiology. Minerals Engineering, 56, 35-44.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO2

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

References:

Collins, P., Marshall, A.E., Black, S., Peardon, P. (date?), Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits of the Archaean Western Pilbara Craton Northwestern Australia, Curtin University, School of Applied Geology, Mineral Deposits and Exploration Reasearch Group.

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam

Formula: (Ag,Hg)

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO3

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Stannite

Formula: Cu2FeSnS4

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

References:

Collins, P., Marshall, A.E., Black, S., Peardon, P. (date?), Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits of the Archaean Western Pilbara Craton Northwestern Australia, Curtin University, School of Applied Geology, Mineral Deposits and Exploration Reasearch Group.

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

ⓘ Tripuhyite

Formula: Fe3+Sb5+O4

ⓘ Tučekite

Formula: Ni9Sb2S8

ⓘ Ullmannite

Formula: NiSbS

ⓘ 'UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb'

Formula: Pb2Cu(PO4)(MoO4,AsO4,CrO4,GaO4)(OH)

ⓘ Vauquelinite

Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO4)

ⓘ Zincite

Formula: ZnO