Yilgarn Craton and Pilbara Craton region
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The Yilgarn Craton and Pilbara Craton region is an ancient geological province in Western Australia composed of some of Earth’s oldest continental crust and renowned for its rich mineral and iron ore deposits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yilgarn Craton and Pilbara Craton region canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient cratonic region
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geological province ⓘ |
| contains |
Kalgoorlie gold mining district
NERFINISHED
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Kambalda nickel district NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilbara Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilbara iron ore mining districts NERFINISHED ⓘ Yilgarn Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRock |
banded iron formations
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granite-greenstone terranes ⓘ high-grade gneiss complexes ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
global iron ore supply center
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major gold-producing region ⓘ major mining region of Western Australia ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Archean Eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance |
hosts some of Earth’s oldest continental crust
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key area for studying early Earth evolution ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Archean crust
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ancient continental crust ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient greenstone belts
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exposed Archean basement rocks ⓘ large-scale open-pit mines ⓘ |
| hasResource |
copper
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gold ⓘ iron ore ⓘ lithium-bearing pegmatites ⓘ nickel ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Eastern Goldfields Province
NERFINISHED
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Pilbara iron ore province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRockFor |
banded iron formation–hosted iron ore
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komatiite-hosted nickel sulfide deposits ⓘ orogenic gold deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
base metal deposits
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gold deposits ⓘ iron ore deposits ⓘ nickel deposits ⓘ rich mineral deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia ⓘ |
| miningActivity |
extensive gold mining in Yilgarn
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large-scale iron ore mining in Pilbara ⓘ sulfide nickel mining in komatiitic belts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian continent
NERFINISHED
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Western Australian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Precambrian geology
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economic geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | stable cratonic interior ⓘ |
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