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Locality Name:
Ridgeway Mine, Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au Deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 440
Youngest recorded age at locality: 440

mindat Locality ID: 106398
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106398.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ridgeway Mine, Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au Deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°27'48"S
Longitude: 148°59'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.463333333333,148.98444444444

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 Au Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteCopperFeldsparNonePyriteQuartzSpinel

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Gold  (*)Magnetite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Silver  (*)
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)244044003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)44044008803
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS444044005516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2440440027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu44044003846
Gold  (*)CopperAu440440030554
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4440440014899
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)44044002349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2440440039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2440440061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg44044005186



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
AJES44_373-00005440440~440     Yes Au203398Cadia Hill Mine (Cadia East Open Cut Mine), Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au Deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, AustraliaCadia HillSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 


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