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Locality Name:
Hodgkinson Prospect, Mawson Plateau - Paralana Hot Springs Area, Arkaroola Region (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 394
Youngest recorded age at locality: 390

mindat Locality ID: 135472
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135472.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hodgkinson Prospect, Mawson Plateau - Paralana Hot Springs Area, Arkaroola Region (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°11'9"S
Longitude: 139°25'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.185833333333,139.42138888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: As Cd Cu Fe H Mo O P S Si Th U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cd Cu Fe H Mo O P S Si Th U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCorundumDiasporeFluoriteMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzSphalerite
WurtziteZircon

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS39439009052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2394390027198
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)39439007437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS3943900717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3394390014640
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O3943900443
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS239439005800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2394390039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2394390061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS394390021482
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)39439001006
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O39439001059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO239439002718



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Bradley_2012_127394390392±2Ar/Ar muscovite  YesMuscovite  157410Arkaroola Region (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaArkaroola PegmMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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