Greenbushes Mine, Greenbushes Tinfield, Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Greenbushes Mine | Mine |
| Greenbushes Tinfield | Mining Field |
| Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 51' 16'' South , 116° 3' 34'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Greenbushes | 344 (2012) | 0.6km |
| Balingup | 442 (2016) | 10.5km |
| Bridgetown | 2,971 (2012) | 13.9km |
| Mullalyup | 278 (2016) | 17.8km |
| Kirup | 324 (2018) | 20.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
11514
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11514:7
GUID (UUID V4):
31ecd340-44e9-4dab-a049-edb5b7e806f4
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cornwall Underground; Cornwall Pit; Lemonade Springs
An open pit tin-tantalum-lithium mine located in SW Western Australia. Older specimens may be titled Lemonade Springs, which was an old open pit just south of the main Cornwall Pit.
The mine has been one of the most intensely studied in Western Australia. The deposit contains half the world's known reserves of tantalum, and is the largest lithium resource in the world. Tin production ceased at Greenbushes in 2007. Fossicking is not allowed at the mine.
The deposit was discovered by government geologist. E. T. Hardman in 1881. The Bunbury Tin Mining Company was formed to mine the alluvial cassiterite. Production levels waxed and waned over the years based on tin prices. In the early years mining involved screening, sluicing and dredging by small groups of miners. After 1908, lower profits and yields saw a gradual consolidation of leases. From this time till 1944, tin mining was sporadic, and conducted with hydraulic sluices with small scale deep mining. After the Second World War, the Tin and Strategic Mineral Company Pty Ltd started large scale mining using modern methods. Due to low prices the company ceased in 1956, and mining was taken over by Greenbushes Tin NL in 1965. Initially this was by dredges, then from 1972 by open pit mining for tin and tantalum. Commercial spodumene production for lithium started in 1983, but the company ran into financial difficulties and was purchased by Gwalia Consolidated Ltd in 1990, who expanded the mining operation.
The mine is based in a zoned granitic pegmatite. The main Greenbushes pegmatite is 2,500 metres long and 61 to 244 metres wide, trending north north-west. It is classed as a large LCT complex pegmatite (spodumene sub-class), is severely deformed, recrystallised, deeply weathered and fine grained to a point where it is difficult to map out the zonation. Two main zones are present:
- Albite / Ta-Sn zone
- Spodumene zone (hanging walls of the main pegmatite)
The mine produces many interesting minerals but few large attractive crystals for most species. Well formed, coarse schorl and holmquistite crystals are known, but only micro crystals of the tantalum-bearing minerals. It is the type and only locality for ferro-holmquistite.
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| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Amblygonite Formula: LiAl(PO4)F |
| β Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| β Anorthite var. Labradorite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 Description: Disordered ferrocolumbite exsolution lamellae in rutile. |
| β Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| β 'Doelterite' |
| β Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β Elbaite Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) References: |
| β Euxenite-(Y) ? Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 References: |
| β 'Feldspar Group' References: |
| β 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' References: |
| β Ferro-holmquistite (TL) Formula: ◻{Li2}{Fe2+3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Type Locality: Habit: prismatic Colour: pinkish-bluish-violet-black Description: The relative abundance between holmquistite and ferro-holmquistite has not been systematically studied, and ferro-holmquistite may be more common than holmquistite. The ferro-holmquistite type material cnsists of elongated black to bluish-violet prismatic crystals, whose size is typically in the range 0.2β0.5 mm, |
| β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 |
| β Glaucophane ? Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 Description: Possibly ferroholmquistite? |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Holmquistite Formula: ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Habit: prismatic Colour: pinkish-bluish-violet Description: Well formed, prismatic holmquistite crystals are unevenly distributed in a fine-grained, green, hornblende-rich amphibolite matrix. They may occur as individual crystals, or in clusters, often growing radially from the same point. When separated from the matrix, the crystals are semi-transparent and of a pinkish-bluish-violet color. The relative abundance between holmquistite and ferro-holmquistite has not been systematically studied, and ferro-holmquistite may be more common than holmquistite |
| β Holtite Formula: (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 |
| β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
| β 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' Formula: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8 |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| β 'Lepidolite' References: |
| β 'Leucoxene' |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Lithiophilite Formula: LiMn2+PO4 |
| β Lithiophosphate Formula: Li3PO4 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) References: |
| β Montebrasite Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
| β ' Description: Reexamination of Pryce & Chester sample ( 6 grains)showed to be different minerals belonging to the tapiolite group mineral, tantalite group mineral, dravite and a mixture of tanatalite and strΓΌverite (Dunn et al 1979). Discredited |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Pollucite Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O References: |
| β 'Psilomelane' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| β Rutile var. StrΓΌverite Formula: (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 References: |
| β Rynersonite Formula: CaTa2O6 |
| β 'Scapolite' References: |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| β Simpsonite Formula: Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| β Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
| β Spodumene var. Kunzite Formula: LiAlSi2O6 References: |
| β Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| β Stibiotantalite Formula: Sb(Ta,Nb)O4 |
| β 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 References: |
| β Tantalite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| β 'Tapiolite' Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β Triphylite Formula: LiFe2+PO4 |
| β Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| β Wodginite Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| β 'Xenotime' |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' | 4.. | (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8 |
| β | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| β | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | var. StrΓΌverite | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| β | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| β | Tantalite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| β | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| β | Wodginite | 4.DB.40 | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| β | Simpsonite | 4.DC.10 | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| β | Stibiotantalite | 4.DE.30 | Sb(Ta,Nb)O4 |
| β | Rynersonite | 4.DF.05 | CaTa2O6 |
| β | Euxenite-(Y) ? | 4.DG.05 | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| β | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Lithiophosphate | 8.AA.20 | Li3PO4 |
| β | Lithiophilite | 8.AB.10 | LiMn2+PO4 |
| β | Triphylite | 8.AB.10 | LiFe2+PO4 |
| β | Amblygonite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)F |
| β | Montebrasite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
| β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| β | var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| β | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 Β· 4H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Holtite | 9.AJ.10 | (Ta0.6β»0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| β | Spodumene var. Kunzite | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| β | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 | |
| β | Holmquistite | 9.DD.05 | β»{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Ferro-holmquistite (TL) | 9.DD.05 | β»{Li2}{Fe2+3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Glaucophane ? | 9.DE.25 | β»[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) | |
| β | Anorthite var. Labradorite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| β | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | |
| β | Pollucite | 9.GB.05 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) Β· 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Tapiolite' | - | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'Mossite' ? | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| β | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| β | 'Xenotime' | - | |
| β | 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' | - | |
| β | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| β | 'Leucoxene' | - | |
| β | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| β | 'Doelterite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | β Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | β Holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Holtite | (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| H | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| H | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Simpsonite | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| H | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | β Ferro-holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Fe32+Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| Li | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Li | β Holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Li | β Spodumene var. Kunzite | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Li | β Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
| Li | β Lithiophosphate | Li3PO4 |
| Li | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
| Li | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Li | β Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
| Li | β Ferro-holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Fe32+Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | β Holtite | (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| O | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| O | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | β Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | β Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | β Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | β Holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Holtite | (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Spodumene var. Kunzite | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| O | β Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
| O | β Lithiophosphate | Li3PO4 |
| O | β Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| O | β Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| O | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Rynersonite | CaTa2O6 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Simpsonite | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | β Stibiotantalite | Sb(Ta,Nb)O4 |
| O | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | β Rutile var. StrΓΌverite | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| O | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| O | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
| O | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | β Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | β Ferro-holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Fe32+Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Na | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Na | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| Al | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Al | β Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | β Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | β Holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Holtite | (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Spodumene var. Kunzite | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Simpsonite | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Al | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | β Ferro-holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Fe32+Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | β Holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Holtite | (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Spodumene var. Kunzite | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Si | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | β Ferro-holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Fe32+Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | β Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
| P | β Lithiophosphate | Li3PO4 |
| P | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| P | β Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
| P | β Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
| P | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| Ca | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| Ca | β Rynersonite | CaTa2O6 |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Rutile var. StrΓΌverite | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
| Mn | β Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Mn | β Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Mn | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| Mn | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Mn | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Mn | β Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Fe | β Rutile var. StrΓΌverite | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| Fe | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Fe | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Fe | β Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
| Fe | β Ferro-holmquistite | ◻{Li2}{Fe32+Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Nb | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | β Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Nb | β Stibiotantalite | Sb(Ta,Nb)O4 |
| Nb | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Nb | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Nb | β Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | β Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Stibiotantalite | Sb(Ta,Nb)O4 |
| Cs | Caesium | |
| Cs | β Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ta | β Holtite | (Ta0.6◻0.4)Al6BSi3O18(O,OH)2.25 |
| Ta | β Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Ta | β Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| Ta | β Rynersonite | CaTa2O6 |
| Ta | β Simpsonite | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| Ta | β Stibiotantalite | Sb(Ta,Nb)O4 |
| Ta | β Rutile var. StrΓΌverite | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| Ta | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Ta | β Tapiolite | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Ta | β Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Neoarchean : 2527 Β± 2 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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Localities in this Region
- Western Australia
- Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire
- Greenbushes Tinfield
- Greenbushes Mine
- Greenbushes Tinfield
- Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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References
Partington, G. A., McNaughton, N. J., Williams, I. S. (1995) A review of the geology, mineralization, and geochronology of the Greenbushes Pegmatite, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 90 (3) 616-635 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.3.616
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