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Locality Name:
Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 253481
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-253481.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 29
Child Localities:
Abbas Marble Quarry
Abras Limestone Deposit
Abras Serpentine Deposit
Attunga Copper Mine (Northern Skarn)
Attunga Molybdenite Deposit
Attunga Prospect 1 (Attunga Tungsten Deposit)
Attunga Prospect 2 (W2)
Attunga Prospect 3 (W3; Dempseys Prospect)
Attunga Prospect 4 (W4)
Attunga Prospect 5
Attunga Prospect 6 (W6)
Attunga Quarry (Attunga Magnesite Quarry)
BHP Limestone Quarry
Careys Limestone Deposit
Follinigtons Limestone Deposit
Frazers Limestone Quarry
Jacksons Limestone Quarry
Kensington Copper-Gold Deposit
Kensington Gold Mine 1
Kensington Gold Mine 2
Kensington Gold Mine 3
Kensington Scheelite Deposit
Litchfields Limestone Quarry
Mount Patterson Gold Mine
Namoi Copper Mine
Pioneer Taradale Gravel Deposit
PML 32
PML 33
PML 35

Latitude: 30°53'55"S
Longitude: 150°54'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.898611111111,150.90083333333

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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg Mg Mo O S Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Emplectite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
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)2184843419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)338484,8485,84871534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)184841036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)248480,8482,8496,85035509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS438480,8482,84845516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)58482,8484,8486,8488,850227770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S184805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS278477,8480,8481,8482,8484,8502,850327198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O184803531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS184822600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)184801025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS28480,84824165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S184801027
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS218480246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)58480,8482,8484,8486,84888173
Gold  (*)CopperAu68480,8496,8497,8498,8499,850230554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3184841544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O348477,8486,8488,849014640
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)48490,8505,8506,85071487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O428484,849014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)258480,8481,8482,8496,850312537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS248480,8483,8484,85005800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO318480140
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)18484494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS288480,8481,8483,8484,8497,8498,8502,850339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8184809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO288483,8484,8486,8497,8498,8499,8502,850361156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)108481,8483,8484,8485,8486,8487,8488,8489,8497,85004894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)28497,84986417
Silver  (*)CopperAg184805186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1850221482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO184801101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O184844899
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS318480297



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