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Cassiterite from
Moolyella pegmatite field, Marble Bar, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2868 ± 53 Ma
Minimum recorded age:2839 ± 16 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
12839 ± 16 MaMesoarchean - Pb-Pb
22868 ± 53 MaMesoarchean - Pb-Pb
Sample references:
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Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moolyella pegmatite field, Marble Bar, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:836241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:836241:4
GUID (UUID V4):a7391cb5-e9f5-4a83-a1b0-7a8317e18f69
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
61.9km (38.5 miles) Alluvial tin deposit, Spear Hill, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
69.4km (43.1 miles) Cooglegong pegmatite field, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
76.7km (47.7 miles) Curlew Emerald Mine, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
77.9km (48.4 miles) Trigg Hill pegmatite group, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
98.1km (61.0 miles) Mount York, Green's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rare Metal Pegmatites in the North Pilbara Craton, Western Australia MARCUS T. SWEETAPPLE† AND PETER L... WA 6845, Australia Abstract The Pilbara pegmatite province in the Archean North Pilbara Craton contains...contains at least 120 pegmatite deposits in over 27 pegmatite groups and fields, including the giant Mount...Mount Cassiterite tantalum orebody in the Wodgina pegmatite district. Generally, rare metal pegmatites...tectonostratigraphic domains of the East Pilbara granite-greenstone terrane of the North Pilbara Craton. They tend to
 
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