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Locality Name:
Mongolata Gold Fields, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 630

mindat Locality ID: 185384
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185384.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mongolata Gold Fields, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Byles Mine
Takati Mine

Latitude: 33°34'51"S
Longitude: 139°4'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.580833333333,139.075
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: Ag Al As Au C Cu Fe H K O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Cu Fe H K O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeMalachite
MicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRutile

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS63063009052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2630630027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS63063004165
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)63063007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu63063011219830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3630630014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)663063002228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2630630012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2630630017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS263063011219839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S863063009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2630630061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26306301121985614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)63063006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg63063005186


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedcu-00043630630U. Proterozoic     Yes Cu152Burra Burra Copper Mine (Burra Mine; Monster Mine), Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaBurraCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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