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Locality Name:
Thalanga Mine, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 301111
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-301111.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Thalanga Mine, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Far West Deposit
Orient Deposit
West 45 Deposit

Latitude: 20°20'9"S
Longitude: 145°45'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.335833333333,145.76444444444
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
EpsomiteFeldsparGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKieseriteMelanteriteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRömeriteSphaleriteStarkeyite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Römerite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O0484
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O0251
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O0115
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O084
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O0139
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562


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