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AUSTRALIAN PROTEROZOIC MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC MAGMATIC EVENTS (Sheet 2 of 2)Time–Space–Event Chart

Skipworth Event ME 29 (mu) ~575 Ma

Mundine Well Event ME 28 (m) ~755 MaGairdner Event ME 26 (m) ~825 Ma

Duluth (USA)Warakurna Event ME 24 (mu) ~1070 Ma

Mordor Event ME 23 (mu) ~1135 Ma

Marnda Moorn Event ME 21 (m) ~1210 MaPitjantjatjara Event ME 22 (m) ~1180 Ma

Fraser Event ME 20 (mu) ~1310 MaVoisey's Bay (Canada)

Loongana Event ME 19 (mu) ~1415 Ma Kabanga (Tanzania)Bangemall Event ME 18 (m) ~1465 Ma

Saxby Event ME 17 (m) ~1530 MaCurramulka Event ME 16 (mu) ~1590 Ma

Andrew Young Event ME 15 (mu) ~1635 MaLane Creek Event ME 14 (m) ~1655 MaWoman-in-White Event ME 13 (m) ~1680 Ma

Oenpelli Event ME 12 (m) ~1720 MaLunch Creek Event ME 11 (m) ~1750 MaHart Event ME 10 (m) ~1780 MaMount Hay Event ME 9 (m) ~1810 MaEdmirringee Event ME 8 (mu) ~1830 MaSally Malay Event ME 7 (mu) ~1850 Ma Sudbury (Canada)

Raglan (Canada)Pechenga (Russia)

Bushveld (South Africa)

Ding Dong Downs Event ME 5 (m) ~1910 Ma

Stag Creek Event ME 4 (m) ~2015 Ma

Turee Creek Event ME 3 (m) ~2210 Ma

Widgiemooltha Event ME 2 (mu) ~2420 MaWeeli Wolli Event ME 1 (mu) ~2455 Ma Penikat (Finland)

WEST AUSTRALIAN ELEMENT

CURNAMONA

ADELAIDE

KIMBERLEY AND

PINE CREEK

TANAMI

WARUMPI

McARTHUR

NICHOLSON

MOUNT ISA

GEORGETOWN

NORTH

Kalkarindji Event ME 30 (m) ~520 MaPINJARRA

YILGARN

PILBARA

MUSGRAVE

AMADEUS

SOUTH WEST

CENTRAL

NORTH GAWLER

EASTTENNANT

AILERON

IRINDINA

TASMAN

CAPRICORN

ALBANY-FRASER

OFFICER

PATERSON

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700

900

1100

1300

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n Yea

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1900

2100

2300

2500ME 2: Jimberlana, WA – Ni-Cu sulphides

ME 6: Bow River, WA – Ni-Cu sulphidesME 7: Sally Malay, WA – Ni-Cu sulphides; Panton, WA – PGE-CrME 9: Barrow Creek, NT – – Ni-Cu-Ag sulphidesME 10: Hart, WA – – PGE-Au-V; Attutra, NT – PGE-Au-V

ME 20: Plumridge Lakes, WA – PGE-Cr

ME 23: Mordor, NT – PGE-Ni-Cu sulphidesME 24: Nebo-Babel, WA – Ni-Cu-PGE sulphides; Haran, WA – PGE-Ti-V

ME 30 (or younger): Riddock Amphibolite, NT – PGE-Ni-Cu-Au veins

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ELEMENT NORTH AUSTRALIAN ELEMENT TASMAN

MajorWorldwideNi-Cu PGE

Deposits+-

Jinchuan (China)

Thompson (Canada)Bow River Event ME 6 (m) ~1870 Ma

Boucaut Event ME 27 (m) ~775 Ma

Elizabeth Hills Event ME 25 (m) ~975 Ma

Compiled by D.M. Hoatson, J.C. Claoue-Long, S. JairethCartography by G.A. Young, V. Cooper, G. Tobin, S. MezzomoAcknowledgements:The authors acknowledge the information, comments, and suggestions on this map andthe two other maps of the series provided by colleagues in Geoscience Australia, andthe State and Northern Territory geological surveys Other maps in this series:This map is the third and final part of a Geoscience Australia series showing the geographicextent and time-space relationships of Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic magmatism andassociated mineral deposits across the Australian continent.Part 1: Western Australia was published in October 2006 and documents 15 Proterozoicmafic-ultramafic magmatic events. Copies of the Part 1 map are available free online at:http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8798.pdf in pdf formathttp://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8797.jpg in jpg formatPart 2: Northern Territory-South Australia was published in July 2007 and documents19 Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic magmatic events. Copies of the Part 2 map are availablefree online at:http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8800.pdf in pdf formathttp://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8799.jpg in jpg formatThe geological and geochronological information underpinning this map series issummarised in Geoscience Australia Record 2008/15 (GeoCat Number: 66624)Guide to using the 1:5 000 000 map of Australian Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic magmaticevents by Hoatson, Claoue-Long, and Jaireth

Commonwealth of Australia, 2008 This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealings for the purposes of study, research,criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproducedby any process without written permission. Inquiries should be directed to theCommunications Unit, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra City, ACT, 2601 Geoscience Australia has tried to make the information in this product as accurateas possible. However, it does not guarantee that the information is totally accurateor complete. THEREFORE YOU SHOULD NOT RELY SOLELY ON THIS INFORMATIONWHEN MAKING A COMMERCIAL DECISION Published by Geoscience Australia, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism,Canberra, Australia. Issued under the authority of the Minister for Resources, Energyand Tourism Copies of this map can be obtained from: Sales Centre, Geoscience Australia GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Ph (02) 6249 9966, Fax (02) 6249 9960 It is recommended that this map be referred to as: Hoatson, D.M., Claoue-Long, J.C., Jaireth, S., 2008. Australian Proterozoic Mafic-Ultramafic Magmatic Events: Sheets 1 and 2 (1:5 000 000 and 1:10 000 000 scale maps),Geoscience Australia, Canberra GeoCat Number: 66114

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NORTHERN TERRITORY

WESTERN AUSTRALIAQUEENSLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES

VICTORIA

TASMANIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ACT

INDONESIA PAPUA NEWGUINEA

NORTHAUSTRALIAN

ELEMENT

TASMANSOUTH

AUSTRALIANELEMENT

WESTAUSTRALIAN

ELEMENTPINJARRA

Time–Space–Event ChartThe presence and correlation of the 30 identified Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic MagmaticEvents are represented across 28 provinces. Event names and ages, symbol colours, andprovinces (with informal names) are those of the 1:5 000 000 Map on Sheet 1. Horizontalcoloured bands indicate the presence of known Ni-PGE-Cr-V-Ti-(±Au-Cu-Ag) mineralisationwithin certain Magmatic Events, either in Australia or overseas. Time-equivalent magmatism in different provinces does not necessarily implycogenetic magmatism. Provinces are grouped as Major Crustal Elements according to the inset map below,adapted from Shaw et al. (1995) Australian Crustal Elements 1:5 000 000 map.

Distribution of Mineral Deposits and OccurrencesDeposits and occurrences of Ni-Cr-PGE-V-Ti mineralisation are overlain on a compositemap of Precambrian mafic-ultramafic magmatic rock units, major and minor. Both sulphideand laterite nickel deposits are shown. Data are from Geoscience Australia’s OZMINand MINLOC resource databases.

Proterozoic Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) Dashed lines indicate the geographic extent of five Magmatic Events distinguished asexceptionally large emplacements of dominantly mafic magma. Those shown on this mapare expressed only by time-equivalence of intrusion and extrusion: cogenetic magmatismacross crustal provinces is not necessarily implied. Colours and unit polygons are linked tothe 1:5 000 000 Map on Sheet 1, and to the Time–Space–Event Chart. The approximateeastern limit of Precambrian crustal elements is shown as the Tasman Line.Kalkarindji LIP: ME 30 ~520 Ma. Extensive preservation of basalt lavas acrossthe North Australian Craton and central Australia; intrusions in the Kimberley andIrindina provinces. Modified after Glass & Phillips (2006): Geology 34, 461–464.Gairdner LIP: ME 26 ~825 Ma. Gairdner Dyke Swarm of the South AustralianCraton and the Musgrave province; lavas in the basal stratigraphy of the Adelaide andAmadeus provinces; possible correlatives in the Paterson province. Modified after Zhaoet al. (1994): Earth and Planetary Science Letters 121, 349–367.Warakurna LIP: ME 24 ~1070 Ma. Time-equivalent magmatism in a belt that includesthe Musgrave province and crosses the West Australian Craton; dolerite dykes inthe southern margin of the North Australian Craton. Modified after Wingate et al.(2004): Geology 32, 105–108. Marnda Moorn LIP: ME 21 ~1210 Ma. Extensive coeval dolerite dyke swarms,with variable geometries of emplacement, intruding the Yilgarn and Pinjarra provinces.Modified after Wingate & Pidgeon (2005): http://www.largeigneousprovinces.org/05july.html Hart LIP: ME 10 ~1780 Ma. Dolerites and basalts within the Kimberley provincemodified after Tyler et al. (2006): http://www.largeigneousprovinces.org/06aug.html;possible extent encompasses time-equivalent magmatism in eight other provincesacross the West, North, and South Australian Cratons, and in central Australia.

GAWLER

GAWLER

AND COOMPANA

GAWLER

HALLS CREEK

QUEENSLAND ME 1-30(m)

(mu)

Magmatic Event 1-30Mafic rocks onlyMafic and ultramafic rocksMineralised Magmatic EventNi-Cu

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Sheet 1: 1:5 000 000 Map of Proterozoic Magmatic Events Sheet 2: Time–Space–Event Chart 1:10 000 000 Map of Mineral Deposits & Occurrences 1:10 000 000 Map of Proterozoic Large Igneous Provinces

For more information:Dean Hoatson: phone +61 2 6249 9593; email dean.hoatson@ga.gov.auJon Claoue-Long: phone +61 2 6249 9418; email jon.long@ga.gov.au`

NORTHERN TERRITORY

WESTERN AUSTRALIAQUEENSLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES

VICTORIA

TASMANIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ACT

INDONESIA PAPUA NEWGUINEA

Mackay

Townsville

CairnsNormanton

Alice Springs

PERTH

Albany

Esperance

Carnarvon

Geraldton

Port Hedland

Broome

DARWIN

Oodnadatta

Ceduna

ADELAIDE

Mildura

WarrnamboolMELBOURNE

HOBART

CANBERRA

SYDNEYWollongong

Newcastle

Bourke

TamworthPort Macquarie

Grafton

BRISBANE

Longreach

Gladstone

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156°108°

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ME 10 (m): ~1790 to 1770 Ma (Hart Event) (

ME 30 (m): ~530 to 510 Ma (Kalkarindji Event)ME 26 (m): ~825 Ma (Gairdner Event)ME 24 (mu): ~1070 Ma (Warakurna Event)ME 21 (m): ~1210 Ma (Marnda Moorn Event)

possible extent)

Proterozoic Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs)

LAMBERT CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTIONCentral Meridian: 134oE Standard Parallels: 18oS, 36oS

Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994

Scale 1:10 000 0000 100 200 300 400 500 Kilometres

Tasman Line modified after Shaw et al. (1995)Australian Crustal Elements Map

KALKARINDJIME 30

MARNDA MOORNME 21

WARAKURNAME 24

HARTME 10

GAIRDNERME 26

TASMAN

TASMAN

TASMAN

TASMAN

MAJORCRUSTALELEMENTS

PROVINCES

CENTRAL AU STRALIA

MAJOR CRUSTAL ELEMENTS

NORTHERN TERRITORY

WESTERN AUSTRALIAQUEENSLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES

VICTORIA

TASMANIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ACT

INDONESIA PAPUA NEWGUINEA

Mackay

Townsville

CairnsNormanton

Alice Springs

PERTH

Albany

Esperance

Carnarvon

Geraldton

Port Hedland

Broome

DARWIN

Oodnadatta

Ceduna

ADELAIDE

Mildura

WarrnamboolMELBOURNE

HOBART

CANBERRA

SYDNEYWollongong

Newcastle

Bourke

TamworthPort Macquarie

Grafton

BRISBANE

Longreach

Gladstone

150°

150°

144°

144°

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138°

132°

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126°

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Distribution of Mineral Deposits and Occurrences

Deposit Occurrence

Chromium

Vanadium and/or Titanium

Nickel

Platinum-Group Elements

Proterozoic

Archaean

LAMBERT CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTIONCentral Meridian: 134oE Standard Parallels: 18oS, 36oS

Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994

Scale 1:10 000 0000 100 200 300 400 500 Kilometres

Avebury

Sinclair

Sally Malay

Panton

BrownsCoronation Hill

Wingellina

Honeymoon Well

Mt KeithYakabindie

Mt Windarra

Carr BoydBlack Swan

Nepean Kambalda

Flying Fox Maggie HaysEmily Ann

Radio HillMunni Munni

Nebo-Babel

Perseverance

Barrow Creek

Jimberlana

Chinese Big Pit

Hart

Spotted Quoll

Carnilya Hill

Mt EdwardsRedross

Scotia

CopernicusCorkwood

Ravensthorpe

Mt ShollSherlock Bay

Mt Fitch

Waterloo

Lanfranchi

Area 55

Diggers RocksCosmic BoyNew Morning

Murrin Murrin

Claude Hills

Mordor

LateriteSulphide

Bow River

Eastman Bore

Andover

Cosmos

Yarawindah Brook

Plumridge Lakes

Haran

AttutraRiddock

Julia Creek

Little Darling Creek

Mineral deposits and occurrences rangein age from Archaean to Present

Precambrian mafic andultramafic rocks

Ravensthorpe 8