Mineral Evolution Database

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station; Boolcoomatta), Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 25
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.1

mindat Locality ID: 155
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station; Boolcoomatta), Olary Province, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°54'6"S
Longitude: 140°27'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.901666666667,140.46055555556

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Arthurite	Atacamite
Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kanonerovite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Malachite	Mixite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Smectite-vermiculite	Smolyaninovite	Spinel	Staurolite	Vivianite

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 As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti U Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti U Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Arthurite Atacamite
Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Kanonerovite Kaolinite Löllingite Malachite Mixite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Smectite-vermiculite Smolyaninovite Spinel Staurolite Vivianite

53 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arthurite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenevixite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoclase ()*
Cobaltaustinite ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Domerockite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Euchroite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Heterogenite ()*
Hylbrownite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Mixite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*
Nickelaustinite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Paratacamite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scorodite ()*
Smolyaninovite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Tenorite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	25	3.1	3419
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	25	3.1	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	25	3.1	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	25	3.1	1310
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	25	3.1	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	25	3.1	9052
Arthurite ()*	Arthurite	CuFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	25	3.1	35
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	25	3.1	544
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	25	3.1	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	25	3.1	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	25	3.1	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	25	3.1	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	25	3.1	90
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	25	3.1	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	25	3.1	127
Cobaltaustinite ()*	Adelite	CaCo(AsO₄)(OH)	25	3.1	11
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	25	3.1	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	25	3.1	3846
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	25	3.1	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	25	3.1	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	25	3.1	2970
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	25	3.1	164
Domerockite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₄(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₃·H₂O	25	3.1	1
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	25	3.1	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	25	3.1	814
Euchroite ()*	None	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)·3H₂O	25	3.1	24
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	25	3.1	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	25	3.1	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	25	3.1	6890
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	25	3.1	111
Hylbrownite ()*	Kanonerovite	Na₃MgP₃O₁₀·12H₂O	25	3.1	2
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	25	3.1	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	25	3.1	5591
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	25	3.1	149
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	25	3.1	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	25	3.1	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	25	3.1	12537
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	25	3.1	182
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	25	3.1	168
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	25	3.1	254
Nickelaustinite ()*	Adelite	CaNi(AsO₄)(OH)	25	3.1	6
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	25	3.1	471
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	25	3.1	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	25	3.1	2994
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	25	3.1	158
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	25	3.1	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	25	3.1	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	25	3.1	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	25	3.1	61156
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	25	3.1	1153
Smolyaninovite ()*	Smolyaninovite	Co₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₄·11H₂O	25	3.1	13
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	25	3.1	978
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	25	3.1	1101

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000993	Uranium mineralization in the Lake Frome area are hosted by paleovalleys and paleochannels which typically run north-south in the Eyre Formation.
Giersdorf_00000993b	Uranium mineralization in the Lake Frome area are hosted by paleovalleys and paleochannels which typically run north-south in the Eyre Formation.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000993	25	25	25-4			Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21
Giersdorf_00000993b	6	4	6-4			Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21
Giersdorf_00000994	5.3	3.1	5.3-3.1	U-Pb	coffinite, carnotite	Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050536	Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station; Boolcoomatta), Olary Province, South Australia, Australia	https://rruff.info/R050536

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