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Pentlandite from
Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Pentlandite, etc.

Silver Swan mine, Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Pentlandite, etc.

Silver Swan mine, Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Pentlandite, etc.

Silver Swan mine, Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrrhotite2
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:389017
Long-form Identifier:1:3:389017:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘKanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘEast Scotia Ni prospect, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘBulong Complex North Ni Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘCarr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Menangina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘRinglock prospect, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.6km (26.4 miles) ⓘScotia Nickel Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘNimbus Discovery Mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘBlair Ni Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘPamela Jean prospect, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘElsie North prospect, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Marston, R. J. (1984) Nickel mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14. Geological Survey of Western Australia
Baensch, A. (2000) The Mineralogy of the Massive Sulphides in the High Grade Silver Swan Massive Nickel Sulphide Deposit. With an emphasis on the distribution of arsenic and cobalt mineralisation. BSc. thesis, Curtin University of Technology, 225 pages.
Barnes, S. J., Wells, M. A., Verrall, M. R. (2009) Effects of Magmatic Processes, Serpentinization, and Talc-Carbonate Alteration on Sulfide Mineralogy and Ore Textures in the Black Swan Disseminated Nickel Sulfide Deposit, Yilgarn Craton. Economic Geology, 104 (4) 539-562 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.104.4.539
Vukmanovic, Z. (2013) Microstructural Characterization of Sulphide and Oxide Minerals in Magmatic Sulphide ores. PhD Thesis, University of Western Australia, 200 pages plus tables.
 
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