Mineral Evolution Database

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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 393

mindat Locality ID: 133703
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133703.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia": 122
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 115

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Canbelego
Cobar
Coronga Downs
Illewong
Meryula
Mount Drysdale
The Rookery

Latitude: 31°29'25"S
Longitude: 146°1'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.490277777778,146.02

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	Adelite	Allargentum	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite
Atacamite	Baryte	Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Clay	Cobaltite
Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Dervillite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epsomite
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Malachite	Mandarinoite	Marcasite	Mica	Mixite
Nadorite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	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 Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo N Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te U W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allargentum Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite
Atacamite Baryte Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Clay Cobaltite
Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Dervillite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epsomite
Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Kobellite Malachite Mandarinoite Marcasite Mica Mixite
Nadorite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Stilpnomelane Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

122 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Agardite-(Nd) ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*
Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Aurostibite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*
Berzelianite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Blixite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chenevixite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chursinite ()*	Clausthalite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dervillite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epsomite ()*
Eugenite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gartrellite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Guanajuatite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hidalgoite ()*	Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Ikunolite ()*	Imiterite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Jonassonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kobellite ()*	Lanarkite ()*
Laurionite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Luanheite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Maghemite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Maldonite ()*	Mandarinoite ()*
Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mendipite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nadorite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Philipsbornite ()*
Plumbogummite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Roxbyite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Segnitite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Todorokite ()*	Tripuhyite ()*	Ungemachite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Yarrowite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	419	393	2	9147,9167	2793
Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Mixite	CeCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	9167	43
Agardite-(Nd) ()*	Mixite	NdCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	9167	18
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	9167	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	419	393	3	9147,9149,9212	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	419	393	1	9147	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	419	393	4	9118,9126,9143,9147	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	419	393	1	9147	3092
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	419	393	1	9147	58
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	419	393	20	9118,9132,9137,9143,9144,9147,9150,9152,9156,9167,9168,9181,9182,9201,9210,9213,9217,9219,9220,9228	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			2	9150,9167	544
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂			1	9168	73
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			12	9131,9132,9143,9145,9149,9150,9157,9167,9182,9184,9190,9201	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	419	393	2	9147,9167	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂			1	9167	172
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)			2	9167,9184	66
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	419	393	2	9147,9180	413
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃			1	9150	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			6	9137,9143,9144,9150,9167,9168	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			3	9143,9167,9168	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			3	9143,9150,9167	716
Blixite ()*	None	Pb₈O₅(OH)₂Cl₄	419	393	1	9147	7
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	419	393	6	9137,9147,9165,9167,9168,9182	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	419	393	1	9147	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	419	393	29	9114,9118,9120,9129,9132,9134,9136,9137,9142,9143,9144,9147,9148,9149,9152,9155,9163,9164,9168,9171,9176,9180,9181,9182,9188,9214,9215,9225,9228	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	419	393	4	9147,9167,9168,9192	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	419	393	10	9118,9131,9132,9140,9143,9147,9157,9167,9180,9184	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	419	393	2	9147,9167	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	419	393	16	9118,9131,9137,9143,9145,9147,9149,9150,9151,9155,9157,9166,9167,9182,9190,9201	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	419	393	53	9118,9120,9122,9126,9128,9129,9131,9132,9134,9136,9137,9140,9142,9143,9144,9145,9146,9147,9148,9149,9150,9151,9152,9155,9157,9163,9164,9165,9166,9167,9168,9171,9172,9176,9180,9181,9182,9183,9184,9188,9190,9198,9200,9201,9210,9212,9215,9217,9218,9219,9220,9225,9228	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂			1	9167	90
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	419	393	11	9132,9137,9140,9143,9147,9167,9180,9184,9201,9213,9219	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			3	9150,9155,9167	3531
Chursinite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺Hg²⁺(AsO₄)	419	393	1	9147	4
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe			3	9143,9167,9168	281
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			3	9136,9137,9150	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	419	393	10	9131,9136,9141,9143,9147,9149,9150,9180,9184,9190	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	9180	151
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	419	393	2	9143,9147	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	419	393	8	9140,9143,9147,9150,9167,9182,9184,9201	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			8	9118,9137,9143,9144,9150,9167,9201,9228	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			11	9131,9140,9143,9149,9150,9157,9163,9166,9167,9190,9201	2970
Dervillite ()*	Dervillite	Ag₂AsS₂	419	393	1	9147	4
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	419	393	3	9147,9182,9201	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	419	393	1	9147	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	419	393	12	9114,9118,9143,9147,9148,9149,9165,9167,9168,9181,9212,9214	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	9167	220
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	419	393	1	9147	180
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	419	393	1	9147	910
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	419	393	1	9147	484
Eugenite ()*	None	Ag₁₁Hg₂	419	393	1	9147	17
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	419	393	1	9147	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	419	393	40	9114,9118,9120,9126,9128,9129,9131,9132,9134,9136,9137,9140,9142,9143,9144,9147,9148,9149,9151,9152,9157,9162,9163,9165,9167,9168,9180,9181,9182,9184,9188,9198,9201,9212,9217,9218,9219,9220,9225,9228	24243
Gartrellite ()*	None	PbCuFe³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O			1	9167	41
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	419	393	4	9147,9149,9162,9180	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	419	393	52	9108,9111,9112,9113,9114,9115,9116,9117,9118,9120,9122,9123,9125,9126,9131,9132,9133,9135,9136,9137,9138,9139,9140,9143,9144,9145,9146,9147,9149,9150,9152,9153,9156,9158,9160,9161,9162,9166,9167,9168,9172,9174,9180,9182,9184,9185,9187,9193,9213,9215,9217,9219	30554
Guanajuatite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂Se₃			6	9137,9143,9149,9150,9167,9168	37
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	419	393	1	9147	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	419	393	19	9118,9132,9136,9137,9140,9142,9143,9144,9147,9149,9153,9154,9157,9162,9166,9167,9168,9179,9190	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	9132	1689
Hidalgoite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆	419	393	1	9147	57
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	9167	65
Ikunolite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄S₃			1	9168	54
Imiterite ()*	None	Ag₂HgS₂	419	393	1	9147	17
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI			3	9167,9213,9219	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			3	9137,9143,9149	2228
Jonassonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Au(Bi,Pb)₅S₄			1	9168	19
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	419	393	5	9130,9147,9162,9186,9226	5591
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅			1	9168	87
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	419	393	1	9147	97
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)	419	393	1	9147	49
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	9143	265
Luanheite ()*	None	Ag₃Hg	419	393	1	9147	17
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			4	9149,9150,9180,9228	451
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	419	393	2	9147,9159	229
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			2	9169,9186	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	419	393	11	9136,9137,9143,9144,9147,9150,9151,9164,9165,9168,9215	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	419	393	19	9109,9131,9132,9140,9143,9145,9147,9149,9150,9157,9167,9180,9181,9182,9183,9184,9190,9201,9209	12537
Maldonite ()*	None	Au₂Bi			1	9168	88
Mandarinoite ()*	Mandarinoite	Fe³⁺₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃·6H₂O			1	9167	14
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	9142	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	419	393	9	9144,9147,9149,9166,9167,9168,9182,9200,9228	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			1	9142	202
Mendipite ()*	None	Pb₃O₂Cl₂	419	393	1	9147	17
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	419	393	2	9147,9167	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	419	393	12	9132,9143,9147,9150,9162,9165,9166,9168,9182,9190,9192,9201	17380
Nadorite ()*	Nadorite	PbSb³⁺O₂Cl	419	393	1	9147	18
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	9167	492
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	9143	64
Philipsbornite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	419	393	3	9147,9150,9180	51
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			2	9143,9167	170
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	419	393	1	9147	477
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	9219	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	419	393	67	9108,9111,9113,9114,9117,9118,9119,9120,9122,9123,9126,9128,9129,9131,9132,9134,9136,9137,9140,9142,9143,9144,9145,9146,9147,9148,9149,9150,9152,9153,9155,9156,9157,9162,9163,9164,9165,9166,9167,9168,9172,9176,9179,9180,9181,9182,9183,9184,9185,9188,9190,9192,9200,9201,9204,9209,9210,9212,9213,9214,9215,9217,9218,9219,9220,9225,9228	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			12	9108,9110,9111,9113,9118,9119,9120,9124,9126,9142,9143,9172	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			5	9126,9132,9150,9180,9185	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	419	393	44	9126,9129,9131,9132,9134,9136,9137,9140,9142,9143,9144,9145,9147,9148,9149,9150,9151,9152,9155,9157,9163,9164,9165,9166,9167,9168,9171,9172,9176,9179,9180,9181,9182,9184,9188,9190,9198,9201,9212,9217,9219,9220,9225,9228	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	419	393	84	9108,9110,9111,9112,9113,9115,9116,9117,9118,9119,9120,9121,9122,9123,9125,9126,9128,9129,9131,9132,9133,9134,9135,9136,9137,9138,9140,9141,9142,9143,9144,9146,9147,9148,9149,9151,9152,9153,9155,9156,9157,9160,9162,9163,9164,9165,9166,9167,9168,9171,9172,9173,9174,9176,9178,9179,9180,9181,9182,9183,9184,9188,9189,9190,9192,9193,9194,9197,9200,9204,9207,9208,9209,9210,9212,9213,9217,9218,9219,9220,9223,9224,9225,9228	61156
Roxbyite ()*	None	Cu₉S₅	419	393	1	9147	27
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	9168	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	419	393	2	9147,9213	1153
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	9167	134
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	419	393	3	9143,9147,9214	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	419	393	11	9111,9117,9140,9143,9147,9150,9152,9184,9213,9217,9219	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			3	9143,9150,9163	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	419	393	45	9114,9118,9120,9122,9126,9129,9132,9136,9137,9140,9142,9143,9144,9145,9146,9147,9148,9149,9151,9152,9153,9155,9157,9162,9163,9165,9166,9168,9172,9180,9181,9182,9184,9188,9198,9200,9201,9210,9212,9217,9218,9219,9220,9225,9228	21482
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	419	393	1	9147	73
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	419	393	2	9147,9150	668
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	419	393	1	9147	446
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	419	393	3	9144,9147,9167	456
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			1	9143	332
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	9132	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	419	393	1	9147	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			2	9137,9150	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	9168	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	419	393	7	9140,9143,9144,9147,9150,9152,9168	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			1	9167	433
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	419	393	2	9143,9147	66
Ungemachite ()*	None	K₃Na₈Fe³⁺(SO₄)₆(NO₃)₂·6H₂O			1	9167	2
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	419	393	1	9147	2718
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	9167	1655
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈	419	393	1	9147	70

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	sedexmvt-00015	419	393	Early Devonian		host rock age									5781	Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia	Elura	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
	sedznpb-00022	419	393	Early Devonian											5781	Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia	Elura	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

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