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Locality Name:
Paddy's River Cu Mine, Cotter River, Brindabella Range, Australian Capital Territory, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 266123
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-266123.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Paddy's River Cu Mine, Cotter River, Brindabella Range, Australian Capital Territory, Australia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Unnamed Caves

Latitude: 35°20'"S
Longitude: 148°56'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -35.333333333333,148.94111111111

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na O P Pb S Si Sr Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEpsomiteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteLeucophosphiteLinarite
MalachiteMicaNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteSulphurTalc

73 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berlinite  (*)
Bianchite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Francoanellite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gonyerite  (*)Goslarite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Huntite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Inesite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Langite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nesquehonite  (*)Niter  (*)Nitrocalcite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Sauconite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Todorokite  (*)Zincsilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)613943966
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)139433250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)1394328
Bianchite  (*)HexahydriteZn(SO4)·6H2O040
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)60359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)613943310
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)2086
Francoanellite  (*)NoneK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·12H2O139438
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gonyerite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Fe3+(Si3Fe3+O10)(OH)8011
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O0188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O139436890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)41394369
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O13943341
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6065
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Inesite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O050
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)20234
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O0593
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O13943110
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O1394380
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)13943181
Nitrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(NO3)2·4H2O1394346
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O0265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O056
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Zincsilite  (*)Smectite-vermiculiteZn3Si4O10(OH)2·4H2O (?)139434



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