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Locality Name:
Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2500

mindat Locality ID: 109619
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-109619.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 68
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 62

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Barrambie Range Goldfield
Montague Range Goldfield
Sandstone
Youangarra Goldfield (Curran's Find)
Youanmi

Latitude: 28°5'57"S
Longitude: 119°10'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.099166666667,119.17583333333

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Brackebuschite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Iron	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Matlockite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite

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 Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Brackebuschite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corrensite Corundum Covellite Descloizite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Iron Kaolinite Marcasite Matlockite Melonite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Titanite

72 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Altaite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bushmakinite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Covellite ()*	Daubréeite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Hydrobiotite ()*	Iron ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Mattagamite ()*	Melonite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*
Plumbojarosite ()*	Poubaite ()*	Pucherite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rucklidgeite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schreibersite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stützite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tsumoite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Violarite ()*
Volynskite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	4000	2500	2	18599,18606	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	18547	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	4000	2500	1	18603	470
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			2	18607,18609	489
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	4000	2500	1	18603	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	4000	2500	1	18603	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4000	2500	1	18599	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4000	2500	6	18573,18585,18586,18589,18599,18606	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	18589	2060
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	4000	2500	1	18603	132
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	18572	716
Bushmakinite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Al(PO₄)(VO₄)(OH)	4000	2500	1	18603	3
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4000	2500	2	18589,18603	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4000	2500	1	18603	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	18606	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4000	2500	1	18603	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4000	2500	10	18547,18557,18558,18585,18589,18596,18599,18601,18603,18609	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	4000	2500	1	18599	3902
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	18557	4165
Daubréeite ()*	Matlockite	BiO(OH)			1	18562	13
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			4	18572,18581,18586,18589	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	18606	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	4000	2500	1	18601	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4000	2500	6	18544,18581,18585,18589,18596,18603	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	4000	2500	1	18604	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	4000	2500	5	18575,18585,18586,18603,18606	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4000	2500	47	18543,18544,18545,18547,18549,18550,18551,18552,18553,18554,18555,18557,18559,18560,18561,18562,18563,18564,18565,18566,18567,18569,18572,18573,18575,18576,18579,18580,18581,18582,18583,18584,18585,18586,18587,18588,18589,18591,18592,18596,18597,18598,18599,18600,18603,18605,18606	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	18589	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	4000	2500	1	18604	223
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	18608	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			1	18609	804
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O	4000	2500	1	18599	49
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	18608	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	18555	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4000	2500	8	18544,18547,18599,18601,18604,18606,18608,18609	14899
Mattagamite ()*	Marcasite	CoTe₂			1	18609	7
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂			1	18609	207
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	18606	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	18596	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	4000	2500	1	18603	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4000	2500	7	18573,18583,18585,18586,18596,18601,18606	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	18589	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	4000	2500	1	18603	2994
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	4000	2500	1	18599	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	18609	409
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	4000	2500	1	18603	477
Poubaite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂(Se,Te,S)₄			1	18607	6
Pucherite ()*	Scheelite	Bi(VO₄)			1	18572	53
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4000	2500	18	18544,18547,18553,18562,18566,18573,18576,18581,18585,18586,18596,18599,18600,18601,18603,18604,18606,18609	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	4000	2500	1	18603	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4000	2500	6	18558,18572,18599,18601,18604,18609	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4000	2500	25	18543,18544,18547,18553,18555,18557,18562,18563,18564,18567,18572,18573,18575,18576,18581,18582,18583,18585,18586,18589,18596,18600,18601,18603,18606	61156
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄			2	18607,18609	64
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	4000	2500	3	18589,18599,18601	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	4000	2500	3	18547,18599,18606	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	18608	374
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	18586	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4000	2500	8	18558,18585,18589,18596,18601,18603,18604,18609	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	18606	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	4000	2500	2	18599,18606	3418
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			2	18607,18609	92
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	18576	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			2	18607,18609	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	18607	510
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	18589	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	18576	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	18608	1044
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe			1	18607	100
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	18606	369
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	4000	2500	1	18599	380
Volynskite ()*	None	AgBiTe₂			1	18607	64
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	4000	2500	1	18603	1655

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00050	4000	2500	Archean											109691	Freddie Well Prospect, Youangarra Goldfield (Curran's Find), Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Freddie Wells	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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