Williamson's Beryl Mine, Cairn Mining Centre, Yinnietharra, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Williamson's Beryl Mine | Mine |
| Cairn Mining Centre | - not defined - |
| Yinnietharra | Station (farming) |
| Upper Gascoyne Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 30' 34'' South , 116° 1' 24'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
247058
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247058:3
GUID (UUID V4):
7630d5f7-049f-4932-b9c8-54c972f98a44
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cairn 1; Lake Moore pegmatite
The pegmatite forms a conspicous conical hill on the west bank of the Thirty One River, west of the Morrissey Hill, Nardoo and Cairns mining centres. The Lake Moore pegmatite is probably the same deposit (Jacobson et al., 2007).
It was first mined by R.A. Williamson from Carnarvon at an unknown time, and the mining created two shallow pits. The lease was later taken over in 1977 by Esso Exploration for Uranium, then Jays Exploration until the licence was reliquished in 1982. (Op cit.)
The pegmatite is covered and hidden by silcrete. The pegmatite has been largely weathered to kaolinite. Some smokey quartz core segments can be found, containing masses of radiating manganocolumbite crystals surrounding a core of intergrown uranpyrochlore and uranmicrolite. Uranpyrochore specimens form dark brown, glassy, highly lustrous metamict masses with rust brown coatings. Uranmicrolite is also associated as yellow glassy lustrous metamict masses. The pegmatite also contains chrysoberyl specimens. (Op cit.)
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10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Chrysoberyl Formula: BeAl2O4 |
| β Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β | Chrysoberyl | 4.BA.05 | BeAl2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | β Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | β Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Gascoyne ProvinceGeologic Province
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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