Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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

mindat Locality ID: 133676
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133676.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fitzroy Co., New South Wales, Australia": 271
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 239

Number of Child Localities: 31
Child Localities:
Bostobrick
Buccarumbi District
Cascade
Clouds Creek
Coffs Harbour
Coramba
Corindi
Dairyville
Dundurrabin
Emerald Beach
Fridays Creek
Gills Sapphire Deposit
Jackadgery Trig Area
Kangaroo River State Forest
Karangi
Korora Basin
Lowanna
Lower Bucca
Moleton
Moonee
Moonee Beach
Nana Glen
Nymboida
Paddys Plain
Red Hill
Sapphire Beach
Timmsvale
Tyringham
Upper Bobo
Upper Orara
Woolgoolga

Latitude: 30°10'7"S
Longitude: 152°54'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.168611111111,152.91333333333

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	Alunite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Berthierite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Zircon

Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Berthierite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mercury ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Palladium ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb Pd S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Berthierite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite
Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Zircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	6876	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	7057	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	7037	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	53	6845,6846,6848,6849,6851,6853,6855,6856,6870,6874,6876,6877,6878,6888,6889,6894,6896,6901,6902,6907,6910,6913,6914,6919,6926,6928,6944,6965,6969,6971,6978,6982,6984,6996,7000,7005,7007,7009,7011,7016,7032,7034,7037,7039,7043,7047,7054,7057,7058,7076,7079,7086,7105	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	6961	5509
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	3	7054,7057,7058	343
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	6876	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	6928	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	6874	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	6927	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	6944,6969,7057	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	6875,6876	5171
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	1	6841	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	6961	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	19	6870,6874,6875,6877,6878,6902,6924,6926,6927,6928,6953,6954,6955,6960,6961,7056,7057,7062,7064	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	7057	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	6926	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	3	7057,7088,7109	2600
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	6942	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	6926,6928	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	6926	2970
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	6876	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	8	6877,6878,6910,6926,6928,6948,7037,7057	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	183	6844,6845,6846,6847,6848,6849,6851,6852,6853,6855,6856,6857,6858,6859,6860,6861,6862,6863,6864,6866,6867,6869,6870,6871,6873,6886,6887,6888,6889,6890,6891,6892,6893,6894,6895,6896,6897,6898,6899,6900,6901,6902,6903,6904,6905,6907,6909,6910,6911,6912,6913,6914,6916,6917,6918,6919,6920,6924,6929,6931,6932,6934,6938,6940,6941,6944,6946,6947,6948,6950,6957,6958,6959,6960,6961,6963,6968,6969,6971,6972,6973,6974,6975,6976,6978,6979,6980,6981,6982,6983,6984,6985,6986,6987,6988,6989,6990,6991,6992,6993,6994,6996,6997,6998,6999,7000,7001,7002,7003,7004,7005,7006,7007,7008,7009,7010,7011,7013,7014,7016,7017,7020,7021,7022,7023,7025,7026,7031,7032,7033,7034,7037,7038,7039,7040,7041,7042,7043,7044,7045,7046,7047,7048,7050,7051,7057,7066,7069,7070,7071,7072,7073,7074,7077,7078,7079,7081,7082,7083,7084,7086,7087,7089,7090,7091,7092,7093,7094,7095,7096,7097,7098,7099,7100,7101,7102,7103,7104,7105,7106,7107,7108,7110	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	7057	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	6857,6926	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	1	7057	469
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	6872,6922	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	1	7057	230
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	10	6857,6870,6871,6872,6874,6926,6955,6966,7019,7037	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	6926,6961	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	3	6926,6961,7057	5674
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	2	7088,7109	397
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	6927,7029	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	7066	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	7	6857,6872,6875,6876,6878,7037,7057	17380
Palladium ()*	Copper	Pd	1	6972	59
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	7042	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	42	6849,6851,6853,6857,6867,6874,6875,6876,6877,6878,6888,6894,6896,6901,6902,6907,6908,6910,6926,6927,6928,6929,6933,6944,6948,6953,6957,6961,6971,6982,6992,7005,7011,7016,7034,7037,7039,7045,7054,7057,7066,7109	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	7036	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9	6870,6874,6875,6876,6926,6927,6928,6961,7056	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	174	6841,6844,6845,6846,6847,6848,6849,6851,6852,6853,6855,6856,6858,6859,6860,6861,6862,6863,6864,6865,6867,6870,6871,6872,6873,6874,6875,6876,6886,6887,6888,6889,6890,6891,6894,6895,6896,6897,6898,6899,6900,6901,6902,6903,6905,6907,6908,6909,6910,6911,6913,6914,6916,6917,6918,6919,6920,6922,6924,6926,6929,6931,6932,6934,6938,6940,6942,6944,6947,6948,6949,6950,6953,6954,6957,6958,6959,6960,6961,6963,6965,6966,6969,6971,6973,6974,6975,6976,6978,6980,6981,6982,6983,6984,6985,6986,6987,6988,6989,6990,6991,6992,6993,6994,6996,6998,6999,7000,7001,7002,7004,7005,7006,7007,7009,7011,7016,7018,7019,7025,7026,7029,7031,7032,7033,7034,7036,7037,7039,7040,7042,7043,7044,7045,7046,7047,7048,7050,7051,7054,7055,7057,7058,7062,7064,7066,7069,7071,7073,7074,7076,7078,7079,7081,7083,7084,7087,7089,7090,7093,7094,7095,7096,7098,7099,7100,7101,7103,7104,7105,7107,7108,7109,7110	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	6879,7088	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	7057	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	5	6896,6902,6984,7039,7079	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	7057	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	6877,6926	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	10	6874,6875,6876,6908,6926,6928,6948,6961,6971,7057	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	7	6841,6842,7054,7055,7056,7057,7058	3418
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	6879,7088	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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