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Locality Name:
Burra Burra Copper Mine (Burra Mine; Monster Mine), Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 630

mindat Locality ID: 152
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-152.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Burra Burra Copper Mine (Burra Mine; Monster Mine), Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°40'41"S
Longitude: 138°55'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.678055555556,138.92638888889
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: Ag Al Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sr Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sr Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
FeldsparGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutile
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteTalcWurtziteZircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)63063008803
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)63063003250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)36306300544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)263063005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)630630011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS463063005516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)663063001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)630630027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O6306300925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S63063005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2630630027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O63063003531
Copper  (*)CopperCu63063003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS63063004165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O166306300599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O63063002970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S63063001027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)263063009895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F63063002740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)63063007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu630630030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O63063006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3630630014640
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI6306300180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)663063002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)463063005591
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)6306300234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2630630012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)63063004924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O63063001508
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O6306300471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O63063002994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)63063002349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)263063002273
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)46306300369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2630630039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO263063003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2630630061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)63063006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS630630021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)263063003337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO63063001101
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O6306300433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)263063002562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)63063005251


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
sedcu-00043630630U. Proterozoic       Cu152Burra Burra Copper Mine (Burra Mine; Monster Mine), Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaBurraCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060853Burra Burra Copper Mine (Burra Mine; Monster Mine), Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R060853

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