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Locality Name:
Woodsreef Mine (Wood's Reef Mine; Woodsreef Asbestos Mine; Wood'sreef Asbestos Deposit), Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 17693
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17693.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Woodsreef Mine (Wood's Reef Mine; Woodsreef Asbestos Mine; Wood'sreef Asbestos Deposit), Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°24'34"S
Longitude: 150°44'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.409444444444,150.73888888889
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 C Ca Cr Fe H K Li Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cr Fe H K Li Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleBruciteCalciteClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetHydrotalciteMica
NeptuniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzSerpentineSpinelTalc

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Coalingite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Huntite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Neptunite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Coalingite  (*)HydrotalciteMg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24·2H2O027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4069
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40359
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24049
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O089
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562


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