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Locality Name:
Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 11726
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11726.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°26'24"S
Longitude: 136°52'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.44,136.87277777778

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Brannerite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Matlockite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Wurtzite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bastnäsite Brannerite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite
Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Löllingite Matlockite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Monazite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Vivianite Wurtzite Zircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Allargentum ()*	Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Anilite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bismoclite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carrollite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Clausthalite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Idaite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kawazulite ()*
Lavendulan ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganosite ()*	Melonite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Petzite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Roxbyite ()*	Rutile ()*
Safflorite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Sellaite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Strontianite ()*
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Volynskite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zunyite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1600	541	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1600	541	8803
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	1600	541	69
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1600	541	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1600	541	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1600	541	1588
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	1600	541	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1600	541	3092
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	1600	541	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1600	541	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1600	541	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1600	541	304
Bismoclite ()*	Matlockite	BiOCl	1600	541	71
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1600	541	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1600	541	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1600	541	5516
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	1600	541	248
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	1600	541	115
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1600	541	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1600	541	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	1600	541	154
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1600	541	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1600	541	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1600	541	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1600	541	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1600	541	281
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1600	541	966
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	1600	541	566
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	1600	541	169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1600	541	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1600	541	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1600	541	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1600	541	310
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1600	541	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1600	541	481
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1600	541	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1600	541	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1600	541	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1600	541	910
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1600	541	814
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	1600	541	73
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1600	541	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1600	541	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1600	541	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1600	541	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1600	541	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1600	541	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1600	541	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1600	1572	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1600	541	804
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	1600	541	367
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	1600	541	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1600	541	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1600	541	5591
Kawazulite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂Se	1600	541	32
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	1600	541	149
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1600	541	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1600	541	14899
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO	1600	541	73
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	1600	541	207
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1600	541	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1600	541	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1600	541	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1600	541	2349
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1600	541	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1600	541	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1600	541	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1600	541	61156
Roxbyite ()*	None	Cu₉S₅	1600	541	27
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1600	541	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	1600	541	317
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1600	541	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1600	541	2705
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂	1600	541	46
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1600	541	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1600	541	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1600	541	21482
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	1600	541	73
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1600	541	332
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	1600	541	589
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	1600	541	232
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	1600	541	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1600	541	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1600	541	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1600	541	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1600	541	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	1600	541	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1600	541	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1600	541	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1600	541	2718
Volynskite ()*	None	AgBiTe₂	1600	541	64
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	1600	541	297
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1600	541	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1600	541	5251
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	1600	541	86

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
DeepDive-Co-0023	1588	1588	1588					11726	Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia		Nash (1981)	http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr81166?currow=1605	USGSOFR81-166
PR238_129_0001	1600	1572	1586 ± 14	Pb-Pb	mineralization	hematite	Hematite	11726	Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia	Olympic Dam	Ciobanu (2013)		PR238_129
ree-00025	1600	541	Middle Proterozoic - 1500 Ma					11726	Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia	Olympic Dam	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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