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Locality Name:
Yambla Prospect, Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges), Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 295087
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-295087.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yambla Prospect, Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges), Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°16'39"S
Longitude: 135°5'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.2775,135.09444444444
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Ta Th Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Th Ti U W Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteBranneriteCalciteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzRutileScheelite
Smectite-vermiculiteTitaniteZircon

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Autunite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O60248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O60414
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO20236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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