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Locality Name:
Gumeracha Quarry (Hundred Of Talunga), Gumeracha, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 11682
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11682.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gumeracha Quarry (Hundred Of Talunga), Gumeracha, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Be Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylClayDiasporeFeldsparKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteTalc

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Goethite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Talc  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
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)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652


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