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Locality Name:
Savage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River District, Circular Head Municipality, Tasmania, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 21600
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21600.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Savage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River District, Circular Head Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°28'"S
Longitude: 145°13'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.466666666667,145.21666666667

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 Au B Ba C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au B Ba C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumHydrotalcite
KaoliniteLudwigiteMalachiteMicaMilleriteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxene
QuartzRhabdophaneRutileSerpentineSpinelTalcTitaniteTourmalineTurquoiseZircon

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Barroisite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferri-winchite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Geikielite  (*)
Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Millerite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Winchite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2049
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Ferri-winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2016
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3070
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)30504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)0134
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O40229
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20238
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2093
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O089
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O066
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O0484
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2051
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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