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Plagioclase from
Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600148
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600148:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Plagioclase in this Region
Slippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSlippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘLady Bountiful Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘRacetrack Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘScotia Nickel Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘBonnievale Gold Mine (Westralia; Varischetti), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘGlasson Gold Mine (BC Pit), Callion, Davyhurst Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘKanowna Belle Gold Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.1km (34.3 miles) ⓘBinduli, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘLight of Israel Gold Mine (Lights of Israel), Davyhurst, Davyhurst Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘGreat Ophir Gold Mine, Davyhurst, Davyhurst Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Witt, W. K., Knight, J. T., Mikucki, E. J. (1997) A synmetamorphic lateral fluid flow model for gold mineralization in the Archean southern Kalgoorlie and Norseman terranes, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 92 (4) 407-437 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.4.407
 
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