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Albite from
Mount Deans pegmatite field, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2620 ± 36 Ma
Minimum recorded age:2620 ± 36 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
12620 ± 36 MaNeoarchean - Sm/Nd
Sample references:
1 -
Tkachev A V (2011): Evolution of metallogeny of granitic pegmatites associated with orogens throughout geological time. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 350, 7-23.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Deans pegmatite field, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:775237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:775237:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Albite in this Region
Daves claim, Mount Deans pegmatite field, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘDaves claim, Mount Deans pegmatite field, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘScotia Central Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘNorth Royal Pit, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘSinclair Caesium Deposit, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
72.3km (45.0 miles) ⓘLake Cowan Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘCameron Shoot (Cameron Ni prospect), Lake Cowan Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘWidgiemooltha 3 Deposit, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘJunction Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘDawn View pegmatites, Binneringie Station, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘBinneringie Tantalite (Bald Hill pegmatites; Woodline pegmatites), Binneringie Station, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Pegmaites of Western Australia
(Perth 2007)
Jacobson, Mark Ivan, Calderwood, Mark Andrew, Grguric, Benjamin Alexander (2007) Guidebook to the pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press.
 
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