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Locality Name:
Arkaroola Bore, 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: 157269
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157269.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Arkaroola Bore, 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°17'17"S
Longitude: 139°21'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.288055555556,139.35416666667

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 Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnite
QuartzSpinelTitanite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)239439003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)39439008803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)23943900295
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS439439005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)394390027770
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)23943900327
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)39439008173
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O339439005433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O39439001271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4394390014899
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)239439001898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2394390061156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O3943900390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)39439006417
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O39439004899



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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