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Locality Name:
North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 650
Youngest recorded age at locality: 630

mindat Locality ID: 158995
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158995.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 66
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 45

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Barossa Valley
Burra
Clare
Eudunda
Hallett
Kapunda
Keyneton
Lochiel
Riverton
Robertstown
Spalding
Templers
Towitta
Truro

Latitude: 34°8'32"S
Longitude: 138°55'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -34.142222222222,138.92583333333

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 As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AldermaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyrite
AtacamiteAutuniteBaryteBerauniteBerylBrochantiteBrookiteCalcioferriteCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDescloizite
DiasporeDigeniteDufréniteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumJahnsite
KaoliniteLaueiteLepidocrociteLeucophosphiteLinariteMalachiteMeneghiniteMicaNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPerhamitePhosphofibritePhosphosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutile
SerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteSulphurTalcTetrahedriteThomsonite
TitaniteTourmalineTurquoiseVivianiteVolborthiteWarditeWavelliteWurtziteZircon

144 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Aldermanite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Angastonite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Aurorite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Berlinite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)
Calcioferrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cyrilovite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Dufrénite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Evansite  (*)
Fluellite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluorwavellite  (*)Galena  (*)
Glauberite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Gordonite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroglauberite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaFeMg)  (*)Jahnsite-(NaFeMg)  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kapundaite  (*)Kingite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Metanatroautunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Meurigite-Na  (*)Microcline  (*)Minyulite  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Morinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrodufrénite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Peisleyite  (*)Perhamite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Phosphosiderite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Saléeite  (*)Saponite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Strelkinite  (*)Strengite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Sulvanite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tinsleyite  (*)Tinticite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Uraninite  (*)Ushkovite  (*)
Variscite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vésigniéite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Volborthite  (*)
Wardite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Xanthoxenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)21122313419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3112211315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)630630212194,122318803
Aldermanite  (*)Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH)6]·H2O512179,12180,12215,12216,122285
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6112216966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2212231,122322162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31122311534
Angastonite  (*)NoneCaMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)4·7H2O1121801
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4112182708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)630630512180,12194,12205,12216,122363250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS6306301121969052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3650630812188,12194,12195,12199,12200,12201,12211,12213544
Aurorite  (*)NoneMn2+Mn4+3O7·3H2O412179,12215,12216,1222822
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1122281272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)26506301912177,12188,12189,12190,12191,12194,12195,12199,12200,12201,12205,12211,12213,12224,12229,12231,12233,12236,122395509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)650630812179,12194,12200,12205,12213,12215,12216,1223111547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)211217583
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O212179,12216136
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)11222828
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18212215,122164286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31122111935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4650630912180,12194,12200,12204,12207,12211,12213,12224,122395516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)66306301121941633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2112231700
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O412179,12215,12216,12228280
Calcioferrite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O1121799
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6306301412179,12180,12182,12191,12194,12195,12200,12201,12204,12205,12215,12216,12231,1223327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)212224,122364979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O630630312194,12216,12231925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S6506301312177,12189,12194,12195,12200,12204,12205,12207,12211,12213,12224,12231,122395707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26506301712177,12180,12189,12191,12194,12195,12196,12199,12200,12201,12204,12205,12207,12211,12213,12231,1223327198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O212179,1221677
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O312179,12215,1221693
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O630630812190,12194,12195,12199,12205,12211,12231,122363531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81122311756
Copper  (*)CopperCu650630712177,12194,12205,12211,12213,12231,122333846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS630630512194,12195,12196,12224,122314165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6612179,12180,12215,12216,12228,12238310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16630630112194599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O650630812194,12199,12201,12205,12211,12213,12233,122392970
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O512179,12215,12216,12228,1223860
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)630630112195378
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S630630312194,12195,122241027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2630630812189,12194,12200,12205,12224,12229,12231,122339895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)112216648
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O312179,12216,12228139
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O112215128
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)212231,122388173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O112222484
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O11221656
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O612179,12180,12215,12216,12228,1223840
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F630630712179,12180,12194,12215,12216,12228,122382740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2650650212213,122319617
Fluorwavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F·5H2O11221626
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS412211,12224,12225,1223624243
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2112222137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)6306301012179,12180,12192,12194,12196,12215,12216,12228,12231,122367437
Gold  (*)CopperAu630630912184,12185,12186,12194,12196,12198,12211,12229,1223130554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6112179121
Gordonite  (*)LaueiteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O212180,1221618
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O630630612180,12194,12215,12216,12222,122286890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl212222,122281398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36306301112177,12179,12180,12194,12196,12205,12211,12215,12216,12228,1223114640
Hydroglauberite  (*)NoneNa10Ca3(SO4)8·6H2O11222216
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)11221656
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH212179,12228367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31122315433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI630630112194180
Jahnsite-(CaFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaFe2+Mg2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O1122161
Jahnsite-(NaFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteNaFe3+Mg2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O1122163
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6630630612179,12194,12196,12215,12216,122282228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4630630312179,12194,122165591
Kapundaite  (*)NoneCaNaFe3+4(PO4)4(OH)3·5H2O1122163
Kingite  (*)NoneAl3(PO4)2F2(OH)·7H2O212216,1222812
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41122191507
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)112216581
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O412179,12215,12216,12228110
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)630630112194234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2112231987
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1122241487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4412177,12180,12211,1223114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26506302212177,12188,12189,12191,12194,12195,12196,12199,12200,12201,12204,12205,12207,12211,12212,12213,12224,12229,12231,12233,12236,1223912537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)112180770
Metanatroautunite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O1122288
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O112228443
Meurigite-Na  (*)Phosphofibrite[Na(H2O)2.5][Fe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7(H2O)4]312179,12215,122167
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)6306301121944924
Minyulite  (*)NoneKAl2(PO4)2F·4H2O512179,12180,12215,12216,1222831
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O212179,12216129
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O630630212194,122381508
Morinite  (*)NoneNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4·2H2O11221622
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2630630812179,12180,12192,12196,12215,12216,12220,1223117380
Natrodufrénite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O412179,12215,12216,1222846
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6112216254
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O630630212178,12194471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O630630512176,12177,12194,12231,122372994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)630630312194,12215,122162349
Peisleyite  (*)NoneNa3Al16(PO4)10(SO4)2(OH)17·20H2O1122161
Perhamite  (*)PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1·8H2O412179,12180,12215,1221619
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)26306301121942273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O112216182
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4630630112194369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26506302012179,12180,12192,12194,12195,12196,12198,12199,12200,12204,12205,12209,12211,12213,12215,12216,12224,12229,12231,1223939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2630630512180,12194,12205,12215,122313106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8630630212180,121969056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26506303212177,12179,12180,12182,12184,12185,12186,12189,12191,12192,12194,12195,12196,12200,12201,12204,12205,12207,12209,12211,12213,12215,12216,12220,12225,12228,12229,12231,12232,12236,12238,1223961156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5212179,12216206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2630630612196,12198,12215,12216,12220,122315614
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1011221695
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O112179301
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1122152705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)630630912179,12191,12194,12196,12201,12204,12215,12216,122336417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51122311516
Silver  (*)CopperAg630630212196,122315186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)212224,122362473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31121801214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS630630312194,12220,1223621482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)512183,12184,12185,12186,12219978
Strelkinite  (*)NoneNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2·6H2O1122288
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O112179263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1122162045
Sulvanite  (*)NoneCu3VS463063011219548
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2630630412182,12194,12228,122373337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131122111803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO650630312194,12211,122131101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131122315317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O212179,12228452
Tinsleyite  (*)LeucophosphiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O1122169
Tinticite  (*)NoneFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·3H2O212179,1221619
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1122314899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O630630112194433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2630630312182,12194,122312562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O312179,12216,12228484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21122112718
Ushkovite  (*)LaueiteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O11221618
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O412179,12215,12216,12228301
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O112179652
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)263063011219546
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O412179,12214,12215,12228636
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O630630112195155
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O11221658
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O612179,12180,12215,12216,12228,12238374
Xanthoxenite  (*)NoneCa4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·3H2O11221629
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)630630212194,122315251



2 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 
sedcu-00045650650Upper Proterozoic       Cu13477Kapunda Mine, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaKapundaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R120092Moculta Phosphate Quarry (Klemm's Quarry), Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R120092
R060853Burra Burra Copper Mine (Burra Mine; Monster Mine), Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R060853
R050219Kapunda Mine, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R050219
R100073Tom's Quarry (Old Toms Quarry; Tom's Phosphate Quarry), Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R100073
R100072Tom's Quarry (Old Toms Quarry; Tom's Phosphate Quarry), Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R100072


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