Specimen NumberTC-1-1-022Alternate NumberA76-222CommentsMassive sulfide from ore zone directly overlying chilled/broken flow top of earlier flow. XRD (see below) reveals abundant pentlandite as well as pyrrhotite. Also see what could be willemseite.In Teaching CollectionYesMineral(s)chloritemagnetitepentlanditepyrrhotiteRock NameCu-Ni oreDistrictKambalda, AustraliaMineFisher TroughExternal LinkMindatDeposit TypeKambalda-TypeGeo-Coords[1] Reference MaterialACL-89: Ross, J.R., and Hopkins, G.M.F., 1976, Kambalda Nickel Sulphide Deposits, in Woodall, R., and Travis, G.A., eds., Economic Geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea - 1 Metals, A.I.M.M. Mongraph 5, p. 100-121.
ACL-99: Gee, R.D., Groves, D.I., and Fletcher, C.I., 1975, Excursion Guide No. 42A Archean Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Eastern Goldfields, XXV International Geological Congress, Sydney, Australia, 1975, 56 p.
ACL-102: Unattributed, 1976, Notes and Diagrams to augment IGC Excursions to Kambalda Nickel Operations, August/September 1976, XXV International Geological Congress, Sydney, Australia, 34 p.
ACL-168: Ross, J.R., and Hopkins, G.M.F., 1976, Kambalda Nickel Sulphide Deposits; A.I.M.M. Mono. No. 5, p. 100-121.
TC-1-1-022: Cu-Ni ore - Kambalda, Australia District - Fisher Trough Mine. Franklin College Collections, accessed 13/06/2026, https://digitalcollections.franklin.uga.edu/nodes/view/37357