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Locality Name:
Temma, Balfour-Temma District, Circular Head Municipality, Tasmania, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 147128
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-147128.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Temma, Balfour-Temma District, Circular Head Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Couta Mine
Nelson Bay River Mine
Strickland Mine

Latitude: 41°11'5"S
Longitude: 144°42'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.184722222222,144.71611111111
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: Al C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAtacamiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayConnellite
CorundumGarnetMicaNonePyriteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTalc

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Annite  (*)Botallackite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Connellite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Margarite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)
Zussmanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31129002353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2112900356
Botallackite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)311289949
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2212899,1290127198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8212900,12901577
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O112899295
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1129002740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11290124243
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2212900,12901223
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311290014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4212900,1290114899
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)20168
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6112899158
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2212900,1290139462
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)212900,129016417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11290121482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O212900,12901456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21129003337
Zussmanite  (*)ClayK(Fe,Mg,Mn)13(Si,Al)18O42(OH)141129005


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