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Locality Name:
Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 447
Youngest recorded age at locality: 385

mindat Locality ID: 133487
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133487.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia": 189
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 160

Number of Child Localities: 33
Child Localities:
Belmore Mine (Mount Jack Mine; Belmore Copper Mine; Woodstock)
Billimari
Blayney
Browns Creek
Burnt Yards
Byng
Cadia
Caloola
Carcoar
Cargo
Chambers Creek Mines (Sir John Moore Mine)
Cliefden Caves (Belubulu Caves)
Cow Flat
Cowra
Darbys Falls
Forest Reefs
Gallymont
Hobbys Yards
Holmwood
Kings Plains
Lewis Ponds
Lucknow
Mandurama
Mount McDonald
Neville
Newbridge
Ophir District
Orange
Perthville
The Lagoon
Walang
Walli
Woodstock

Latitude: 33°34'10"S
Longitude: 149°8'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.569444444444,149.13638888889

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Beryl	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite
Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Leucophosphite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Vivianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Bastnäsite Beryl Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite
Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Löllingite Leucophosphite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite
Vivianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Ardealite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Leucophosphite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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	440	440	8	4195,4196,4198,4208,4238,4244,4250,4340	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	440	440	6	4178,4195,4196,4198,4252,4304	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	435	435	1	4287	2734
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	4211	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	4235	3250
Ardealite ()*	Gypsum	Ca₂(PO₃OH)(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	4235	30
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			13	4178,4187,4211,4252,4264,4267,4268,4302,4304,4306,4318,4335,4353	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	4211	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	447	385	19	4182,4188,4190,4211,4215,4218,4239,4249,4253,4254,4291,4297,4300,4314,4346,4347,4352,4353,4355	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			3	4178,4211,4346	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F			1	4211	304
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	4304	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	447	385	9	4182,4195,4196,4198,4199,4218,4239,4259,4352	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	440	440	8	4178,4196,4231,4235,4237,4243,4344,4355	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	447	385	5	4195,4211,4218,4314,4352	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	447	385	46	4178,4179,4182,4183,4187,4190,4192,4195,4196,4198,4199,4200,4203,4204,4211,4212,4213,4214,4218,4219,4222,4231,4237,4239,4243,4246,4249,4252,4254,4259,4264,4288,4292,4296,4297,4300,4304,4314,4334,4335,4336,4337,4340,4346,4352,4355	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	435	435	1	4287	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	447	385	3	4211,4212,4218	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	4211	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	447	385	7	4190,4192,4198,4211,4218,4259,4347	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	4344	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	447	385	8	4190,4195,4196,4211,4218,4304,4335,4340	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			3	4314,4335,4340	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	447	385	7	4211,4212,4218,4259,4298,4335,4347	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	4235	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	447	385	2	4195,4218	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	4344	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	4178	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	4190	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	447	385	5	4195,4196,4211,4218,4344	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	4211	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	440	440	2	4195,4196	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	435	435	16	4178,4187,4192,4211,4237,4246,4254,4288,4289,4302,4337,4338,4340,4344,4346,4352	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS			1	4211	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	447	385	3	4218,4235,4335	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	447	385	91	4170,4173,4174,4175,4176,4177,4178,4180,4182,4185,4186,4187,4190,4192,4195,4196,4197,4198,4200,4207,4211,4216,4218,4220,4221,4222,4231,4232,4234,4239,4240,4245,4250,4251,4256,4259,4261,4263,4264,4265,4266,4267,4268,4269,4271,4272,4273,4275,4276,4277,4278,4279,4285,4286,4289,4296,4297,4298,4300,4302,4304,4306,4307,4308,4309,4310,4311,4312,4315,4316,4318,4319,4322,4323,4324,4325,4327,4329,4330,4331,4334,4335,4337,4338,4341,4343,4348,4350,4351,4352,4354	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	4344	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	4235	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	447	385	13	4192,4195,4196,4200,4201,4210,4211,4212,4218,4254,4264,4337,4352	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	440	440	2	4195,4231	5591
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O			1	4235	110
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	4211	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	447	385	15	4182,4192,4195,4196,4198,4200,4210,4211,4212,4218,4252,4254,4337,4340,4344	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	447	385	27	4182,4188,4190,4211,4212,4215,4218,4239,4249,4252,4253,4254,4257,4282,4283,4291,4293,4294,4297,4300,4314,4334,4346,4347,4352,4353,4355	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	4206	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			6	4190,4211,4237,4254,4304,4335	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	447	385	8	4192,4195,4196,4203,4211,4218,4246,4340	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃			1	4211	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	447	385	9	4178,4195,4196,4201,4211,4218,4311,4313,4344	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	447	385	1	4218	186
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	4211	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	440	440	2	4196,4198	2349
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	440	440	1	4195	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	447	385	59	4178,4182,4186,4187,4190,4192,4195,4196,4198,4199,4200,4201,4203,4204,4211,4212,4213,4214,4218,4219,4220,4222,4231,4232,4237,4239,4240,4243,4246,4249,4252,4254,4259,4264,4265,4285,4288,4289,4296,4298,4300,4302,4304,4306,4307,4311,4313,4314,4317,4318,4324,4334,4337,4338,4340,4346,4350,4351,4355	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			3	4206,4210,4356	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			12	4178,4190,4211,4237,4246,4254,4302,4304,4314,4335,4340,4344	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	440	435	97	4168,4170,4174,4175,4176,4177,4178,4180,4182,4187,4190,4196,4198,4199,4200,4201,4203,4204,4206,4207,4208,4211,4212,4219,4222,4223,4231,4232,4234,4238,4239,4240,4245,4246,4252,4253,4254,4256,4259,4261,4264,4268,4272,4275,4276,4277,4278,4279,4281,4282,4283,4285,4286,4288,4289,4292,4293,4294,4296,4298,4300,4302,4304,4307,4308,4309,4310,4311,4312,4313,4314,4315,4316,4317,4318,4319,4320,4322,4323,4324,4325,4327,4329,4334,4335,4336,4337,4338,4340,4344,4347,4348,4350,4351,4352,4354,4355	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	4206	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	4206	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	4211	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	4344	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	4211	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	4178	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	440	435	7	4192,4198,4207,4287,4314,4335,4340	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			9	4178,4187,4237,4246,4254,4314,4337,4340,4352	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	4244	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	4178	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			3	4190,4211,4334	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	4178,4187,4335	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	440	440	2	4195,4211	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	4211	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	4344	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	4211	2718
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			3	4182,4239,4344	1247

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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
AJES44_373-00005	440	440	~440		Au	203398	Cadia Hill Mine (Cadia East Open Cut Mine), Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au Deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia	Cadia Hill	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00640	447	385	447–385	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	227886	Cargo Consols Mine (Cargo Mine; The Cargo Consols Mine), Cargo, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia	Cargo	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00026	435	435	Late Silurian		S	92	Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia	Lewis Pond	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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