Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Oban, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 103
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-103.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oban, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Ann River (Oban River)
Butchers Creek
Humbug Gully
Kangaroo Gully
Larrys Gully
Lockyers Vein
Lode Hill
Lower Backwater Creek
Mitchell River Tin (Mitchell River Tin Prospect)
Oban River
Paddys Gully
Rooneys Gully
Sam River Alluvials
Snakes Gully

Latitude: 30°3'47"S
Longitude: 151°54'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.063055555556,151.90416666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Copper	Corundum	Feldspar	None	Quartz	Rutile	Topaz	Zircon

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 Cu F Ir K O Os Pt Si Sn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ir K O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Copper Corundum Feldspar None Quartz Rutile Topaz Zircon

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Cassiterite ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Gold ()*	Iridium ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Osmium ()*	Platinum ()*	Quartz ()*	Tin ()*
Topaz ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	12	5248,5249,5250,5251,5253,5254,5255,5256,5257,5258,5259,5260	5171
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	5259	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	2	5247,5259	1797
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	5247,5252,5256,5257,5259,5260	30554
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	0		162
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Osmium ()*	None	Os	1	5259	169
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1	5259	485
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	5250,5252,5253,5257	61156
Tin ()*	None	Sn	2	5248,5259	63
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	6	5247,5249,5254,5257,5258,5260	1476
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	5247	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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