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

mindat Locality ID: 133603
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133603.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia": 234
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 215

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Barool Creek
Baryulgil
Bolivia Area
Broadwater Crossing
Cangai Area
Cataract River
Drake
Ewingar
Ewingar State Forest
Fine Flower
Gibraltar Range National Park
Gordonbrook
Goughs Creek
Hamiltons Deposit (Nickel Hill Claim)
Horseshoe Crossing
Jackadgery District
Lionsville
Mallanganee
Mann River
Newton Boyd District
Nicholsons Creek Alluvials
Nogrigar Creek
Solferino
Tabulam

Latitude: 29°15'36"S
Longitude: 152°26'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.26,152.44416666667

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	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Digenite	Epidote
Fluorite	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite	Topaz	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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bastnäsite Beryl Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Digenite Epidote
Fluorite Jalpaite Kaolinite Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Tetrahedrite Topaz Vivianite Wurtzite Zircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Antimony ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(La) ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jalpaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*
Mercury ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Safflorite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	3	6536,6548,6559	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	6670	3419
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	3	6511,6651,6678	363
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	29	6490,6497,6507,6508,6513,6519,6525,6537,6545,6598,6613,6615,6616,6619,6623,6624,6627,6639,6642,6643,6644,6645,6647,6651,6652,6679,6690,6700,6713	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	20	6505,6550,6573,6574,6586,6592,6594,6601,6603,6604,6622,6623,6624,6625,6626,6627,6693,6694,6712,6721	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	6559	11547
Bastnäsite-(La) ()*	Bastnäsite	La(CO₃)F	1	6623	30
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	6594	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2	6613,6713	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	6550,6625,6719	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	6624	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	33	6507,6511,6525,6529,6544,6545,6549,6550,6553,6573,6574,6586,6598,6601,6602,6603,6610,6622,6623,6625,6626,6627,6636,6645,6661,6662,6663,6664,6668,6677,6697,6700,6704	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	7	6613,6614,6615,6616,6617,6618,6619	5171
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	8	6508,6513,6627,6637,6638,6639,6640,6681	352
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	6693	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4	6550,6623,6712,6719	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	40	6505,6511,6525,6529,6536,6537,6541,6545,6548,6549,6550,6553,6559,6570,6574,6584,6586,6587,6592,6594,6602,6603,6604,6608,6610,6611,6619,6622,6623,6625,6626,6628,6630,6634,6655,6682,6712,6713,6717,6719	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	22	6498,6499,6504,6505,6509,6512,6575,6576,6577,6578,6579,6580,6581,6583,6595,6597,6599,6600,6605,6607,6634,6694	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	14	6492,6493,6494,6496,6500,6502,6503,6506,6516,6524,6582,6585,6606,6718	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	12	6513,6518,6519,6529,6622,6623,6625,6627,6667,6714,6716,6720	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	6623	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	6550,6551	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	7	6537,6548,6553,6623,6644,6712,6713	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	6550	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	3	6586,6594,6624	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	6550	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	6573,6601	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	3	6623,6624,6627	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	22	6507,6536,6541,6545,6548,6549,6550,6553,6559,6570,6598,6623,6625,6644,6647,6652,6682,6690,6700,6707,6712,6713	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS	1	6623	131
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	100	6490,6491,6495,6497,6507,6511,6513,6514,6517,6518,6521,6522,6523,6531,6532,6533,6534,6536,6537,6539,6540,6541,6542,6545,6547,6548,6549,6550,6553,6554,6557,6559,6561,6562,6566,6567,6568,6569,6571,6593,6595,6596,6597,6598,6633,6636,6642,6643,6644,6645,6646,6647,6649,6650,6651,6652,6653,6654,6656,6657,6658,6659,6661,6662,6663,6664,6665,6666,6668,6669,6672,6673,6674,6675,6676,6677,6678,6679,6680,6682,6683,6684,6685,6688,6690,6691,6696,6697,6698,6699,6700,6701,6703,6704,6705,6708,6709,6710,6715,6722	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	8	6587,6588,6598,6623,6670,6714,6716,6720	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	6710,6711	5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	1	6548	116
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	6548	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	6496	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	24	6504,6520,6568,6573,6574,6584,6587,6588,6589,6590,6591,6593,6596,6601,6603,6608,6609,6610,6622,6623,6670,6693,6710,6711	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	30	6505,6525,6548,6549,6550,6573,6574,6584,6586,6592,6594,6601,6603,6604,6622,6623,6624,6625,6626,6627,6628,6630,6693,6694,6702,6704,6712,6717,6719,6721	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	6713	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	2	6548,6559	252
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	1	6625	397
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5	6527,6568,6587,6613,6625	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	20	6511,6519,6537,6541,6544,6545,6546,6548,6549,6550,6553,6555,6556,6559,6560,6598,6615,6616,6619,6622	17380
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	3	6548,6550,6559	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	3	6548,6550,6559	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	3	6536,6548,6559	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	69	6504,6507,6511,6519,6525,6529,6536,6537,6539,6541,6545,6546,6547,6548,6549,6550,6553,6555,6556,6558,6559,6560,6567,6570,6574,6584,6586,6587,6592,6594,6598,6602,6603,6608,6609,6610,6611,6622,6623,6624,6625,6626,6627,6630,6634,6638,6644,6645,6647,6651,6652,6658,6661,6662,6664,6665,6668,6673,6677,6679,6682,6690,6697,6700,6710,6712,6713,6717,6719	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4	6625,6626,6634,6712	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	123	6490,6491,6497,6505,6507,6508,6511,6513,6514,6515,6518,6519,6525,6527,6529,6534,6535,6537,6538,6539,6541,6543,6544,6545,6546,6547,6548,6549,6550,6551,6553,6554,6555,6556,6557,6558,6559,6560,6563,6567,6568,6569,6570,6573,6586,6592,6594,6596,6598,6602,6603,6609,6610,6613,6615,6616,6619,6620,6622,6623,6624,6625,6626,6627,6628,6630,6634,6636,6638,6639,6642,6643,6644,6645,6646,6647,6649,6650,6651,6652,6653,6654,6657,6658,6659,6661,6662,6663,6664,6665,6666,6668,6669,6670,6671,6672,6673,6674,6676,6677,6678,6679,6681,6682,6683,6684,6685,6688,6690,6691,6693,6697,6700,6701,6704,6705,6712,6713,6714,6716,6717,6719,6720	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	6625	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	1	6623	317
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	8	6525,6550,6623,6625,6636,6638,6639,6679	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	16	6536,6544,6547,6548,6550,6551,6553,6555,6556,6559,6560,6570,6644,6647,6661,6694	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	19	6511,6536,6537,6541,6545,6548,6549,6550,6553,6559,6570,6598,6619,6625,6647,6690,6712,6713,6719	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	16	6497,6508,6513,6515,6529,6622,6626,6627,6636,6637,6638,6639,6640,6647,6661,6681	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	7	6536,6548,6550,6553,6559,6624,6712	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2	6586,6624	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	7	6529,6548,6559,6622,6625,6712,6713	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	6620	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	6623	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	6623	2718
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	6710	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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