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


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600152:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Gimlet South Extended Gold Mine (Victorious), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Sleeping Beauty Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Slippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGimlet South Extended Gold Mine (Victorious), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSlippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSleeping Beauty Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘBullant Gold Mine, Carbine Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘLady Bountiful Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘYellow Jacket Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘGolden Kilometre Gold Mine (GK Shoot), Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘBlue Funnel Gold Mine, Carbine Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘScotia Nickel Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘPaddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder 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
Eilu, Pasi (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining. Rovaniemi.
 
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