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Scuddles deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Scuddles depositDeposit
Golden Grove MineMine
Yalgoo ShireShire
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 44' 47'' South , 116° 56' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Yalgoo165 (2013)51.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
109676
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109676:0
GUID (UUID V4):
dd8c1745-f78d-4dbb-b573-6804ce2ef571


Underground mine.

The Scuddles mine is 4 kilometres north west of the Gossan Hill mine.

The mineralised horizon is 80 metres thick. The upper part of this is a laminated magnetite bearing iron formation, enriched with Fe, Mn, and base metals, overlying several Fe-Zn lenses of massive sulphides grading downwards into pyritic sulphide. The massive sulphides in places show Pb, Ag, Au and Cu.

Under this is a zone of epigenetic stockwork, stringers and disseminated Cu-Fe. Massive and disseminated sulphides may be accompanied by quartz, chlorite, talc and other silicates, carbonates and magnetite.

The ore deposit is 600 metres long and up to 50 metres thick. It occurs as two steeply west dipping lenses of massive sulphide. These show as massive sphalerite at the top, then massive pyrite with sphalerite and minor chalcopyrite and finally Cu rich massive sulphides.

The footwall contains an area of massive sulphide as pyrite-chalcopyrite stockwork with silicification and chlorite alteration. Around the deposit is a halo of sericite, quartz, chlorite and carbonates.





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36 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce4+,Th)O2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Churchite-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4) · 2H2O
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite
Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
β“˜ Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜ Corrensite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
β“˜ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜ Ecandrewsite
Formula: (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
β“˜ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Plumbogummite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ 'Xenotime'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ecandrewsite4.CB.05(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 Β· 3-4H2O
β“˜Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05(Ce4+,Th)O2
β“˜Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Plumbogummite8.BL.10PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Churchite-(Y)8.CJ.50Y(PO4) Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜var. Ripidolite9.EC.55(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
β“˜Corrensite9.EC.60(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 Β· nH2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Xenotime'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oβ“˜ Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MackinawiteFeS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnβ“˜ Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Mnβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mnβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MackinawiteFeS
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Baβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Baβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2

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