Former MC133 contains alluvial cassiterite and columbite-tantalite diggings along Pilgangoora Creek and an excavation north of the creek called Working No3.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Cassiterite

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

ⓘ 'Tantalite'

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

References:

Jacobson, Mark Ivan, Calderwood, Mark Andrew, Grguric, Benjamin Alexander (2007) Guidebook to the pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press.

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

References:

Jacobson, Mark Ivan, Calderwood, Mark Andrew, Grguric, Benjamin Alexander (2007) Guidebook to the pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press.

ⓘ 'Tantalite'

Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆

References:

Jacobson, Mark Ivan, Calderwood, Mark Andrew, Grguric, Benjamin Alexander (2007) Guidebook to the pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tantalite'	-	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
ⓘ	'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
O	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Nb	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Ta	Tantalum
Ta	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆

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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References

Jacobson, Mark Ivan, Calderwood, Mark Andrew, Grguric, Benjamin Alexander (2007) Guidebook to the pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press.

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