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Bluebird Gold Mine, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bluebird Gold Mine | Mine |
| Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat) | Ore Field |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 42' 60'' South , 118° 25' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meekatharra | 927(2012) | 15.2km |
The mine is just west of the Bluebird processing plant.
The ore body is fine grained talc-carbonate-chlorite, with minor magnetite and pyrite. Fuchsite, feldspar and chert is found in the shear zone, while in the margins gold is associated with hematite after pyrite above 150 metres, with pyrite below. Hematite or pyrite makes-up 5 to 20% in total of the rock.
There is a 40 metres wide vertical shear zone in altered ultramafic rock. The shear zone contains highly altered bleached rocks, transected by a stockwork of quartz veins. Gold is found right across the shear zone, but is highest in two marginal zones near the Hanging and Footwalls, with the least amount of gold in the centre of the structure.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical ListTree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘHematite Formula:Fe2O3 |
| ⓘKaolinite Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘMagnetite Formula:Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘMuscovite Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘMuscovite var. Fuchsite Formula:K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘNative Gold Formula:Au |
| ⓘPyrite Formula:FeS2 |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 |
| ⓘTalc Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘMuscovite var.Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘKaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘTalc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘMuscovite var.Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘHematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘKaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘMagnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘTalc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘTalc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘMuscovite var.Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘKaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘMuscovite var.Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘKaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘTalc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘMuscovite var.Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘMuscovite var.Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘHematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘMagnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘNative Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844.doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
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