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Locality Name:
Poona Mine (Mattapara; Alameda Pty Ltd; EML 5525; ML 5524), Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 126175
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126175.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Poona Mine (Mattapara; Alameda Pty Ltd; EML 5525; ML 5524), Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°2'24"S
Longitude: 137°36'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -34.04,137.61638888889
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 B Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAtacamiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteFluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTourmaline

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bornite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marshite  (*)
Mcguinnessite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S40154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S160300
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Marshite  (*)SphaleriteCuI012
Mcguinnessite  (*)MalachiteCuMg(CO3)(OH)2034
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718


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