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Locality Name:
Fairview Quarry (Fairview Phosphate Workings; Lily Dora; Baldina), Robertstown, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 11125
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11125.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fairview Quarry (Fairview Phosphate Workings; Lily Dora; Baldina), Robertstown, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°50'47"S
Longitude: 139°7'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.846388888889,139.12583333333
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 Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AldermaniteAluniteApatiteAutuniteClayCorundumDiasporeDufréniteGypsumLeucophosphite
NoneQuartzRocksaltTalcThomsoniteTurquoiseVivianiteWarditeWavellite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Aldermanite  (*)Aurorite  (*)Autunite  (*)Berlinite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Fluellite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kingite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Metanatroautunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Minyulite  (*)Natrodufrénite  (*)Quartz  (*)Strelkinite  (*)Talc  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aldermanite  (*)Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH)6]·H2O05
Aurorite  (*)NoneMn2+Mn4+3O7·3H2O022
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)028
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O0280
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60310
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O060
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O0139
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O040
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl01398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kingite  (*)NoneAl3(PO4)2F2(OH)·7H2O012
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O0110
Metanatroautunite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O08
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O0443
Minyulite  (*)NoneKAl2(PO4)2F·4H2O031
Natrodufrénite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O046
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Strelkinite  (*)NoneNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2·6H2O08
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O0452
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O0484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374


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