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Lionel chrysotile deposit, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lionel chrysotile deposit | Deposit |
| Nullagine | - not defined - |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 40' 11'' South , 120° 6' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nullagine | 215 (2014) | 24.5km |
| Marble Bar | 612 (2012) | 67.3km |
Located 26 kilometres north of Nullagine. It is very near the Lionel copper Mindat locality, but has been entered as a separate entry, as a number of sites are in the immediate area containing the asbestiform mineral chrysotile. This is found in an area of Archean ultramafic rocks containing serpentine. At one site, the chrysotile lode has been silicified and completely converted to pseudomorphs after chrysotile displaying chatoyant cats-eye properties from golden-yellow to greenish-yellow in colour. The Western Australian Museum contains specimens.
4 Kt was produced until mining ceased in 1971. The lodes are up to 1.8 metres wide, containing 20-30% chrysotile in veinlets 3 to 100 mms wide.
The Mindat co-ordinates are for the Lionel copper deposit, however the site could be one of the outlying workings mentioned under this article.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Cat's Eye Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Cat's Eye Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Cat's Eye Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Cat's Eye Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Cat's Eye Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Pilbara CratonCraton
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