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Locality Name:
South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

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

mindat Locality ID: 159055
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-159055.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 72
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 55

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Baratta Homestead
Brachina
Bunkers Range
Carrieton
Cradock
Eurelia
Gladstone
Hawker
Martins Well
Melrose
Mundallio
Peterborough
Quorn
Wilmington
Wirrabara

Latitude: 32°17'5"S
Longitude: 138°29'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.284722222222,138.49472222222

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteAtacamiteBaryte
BerauniteBjarebyiteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteCeriteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayConnellite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiamondDiasporeDufréniteFairfielditeFeldsparGarnet
GypsumHopeiteLazuliteLeucophosphiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
ParahopeitePentlanditePhenakitePhosphophyllitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTarbuttiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTurquoiseVivianite
VolborthiteZircon

113 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariosincosite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beraunite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Collinsite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucophane  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hentschelite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Hillite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Hopeite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johntomaite  (*)
Leucophosphite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Likasite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Mengeite  (*)Metaswitzerite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Parahopeite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perloffite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Phosphophyllite  (*)Plimerite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Reaphookhillite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sampleite  (*)
Scholzite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Springcreekite  (*)Strontioperloffite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Switzerite  (*)Tarbuttite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Troilite  (*)
Vésigniéite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zapatalite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1120902793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)630630312100,12130,121318803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21120943092
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3630630412105,12119,12123,12157544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61121002060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6112157919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)26306301412119,12123,12126,12130,12131,12138,12140,12145,12146,12147,12153,12155,12157,121595509
Bariosincosite  (*)NoneBa(VO)2(PO4)2·4H2O1121574
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1312106,12107,12110,12111,12116,12117,12118,12119,12137,12139,12143,12155,1215711547
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O112157136
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4630630212130,121405516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31121081089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61121571633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O212135,12157280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6306301812089,12095,12104,12105,12107,12110,12118,12124,12125,12126,12127,12130,12140,12143,12145,12146,12147,1215327770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1121391252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)412091,12092,12095,120984979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O112157925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S630630712105,12126,12127,12130,12131,12155,121575707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O630630212123,12142197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26306301712095,12104,12105,12107,12108,12118,12119,12125,12127,12130,12140,12145,12146,12147,12153,12155,1215727198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O11215777
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl112100203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4212100,121163902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O630630412123,12130,12131,121573531
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O212142,1215738
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O112157295
Copper  (*)CopperCu630630412104,12105,12130,121573846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS312095,12131,121574165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6112157310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16112142599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O630630912103,12104,12105,12126,12127,12130,12131,12145,121572970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2112157144
Diamond  (*)DiamondC412116,12128,12132,12133697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61121284135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2630630912111,12112,12121,12122,12130,12131,12145,12149,121559895
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O212135,12157139
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1121572740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6306301212090,12091,12092,12093,12095,12096,12097,12098,12108,12121,12123,1215524243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2112109286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)6306301012090,12095,12097,12105,12107,12130,12135,12142,12155,121577437
Gold  (*)CopperAu312092,12095,1209730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC630630212130,121572812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O630630212123,121576890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36306301112095,12103,12105,12130,12135,12138,12140,12142,12147,12155,1215714640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1121421689
Hentschelite  (*)LazuliteCuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)211215720
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O411211273
Hillite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Zn(PO4)2·2H2O1121421
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16112142243
Hopeite  (*)HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O11214229
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61121121066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3212116,121285433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6630630212130,121572228
Johntomaite  (*)BjarebyiteBaFe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)31121571
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O112135110
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)112157234
Likasite  (*)NoneCu3(NO3)(OH)5·2H2O11215711
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)630630112130451
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4112128311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)630630212130,121491487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4630630312130,12135,1213814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26306302312089,12103,12104,12105,12107,12108,12118,12119,12123,12124,12125,12126,12127,12130,12131,12138,12140,12145,12146,12147,12153,12155,1215712537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)212142,12154770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS26306301121305674
Mengeite  (*)Not in a structural groupBa(Mg,Mn2+)Mn3+4(PO4)4(OH)4·4H2O1121571
Metaswitzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2O212142,1215722
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)6306301121304924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O112157129
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)263063011213017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)112153492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)6306301121302349
Parahopeite  (*)ParahopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O11214211
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81121001512
Perloffite  (*)BjarebyiteBaMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)31121577
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21121162273
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O11214229
Plimerite  (*)RockbridgeiteZn2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)4(H2O)1121428
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4112157369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26306301312090,12092,12095,12097,12103,12104,12105,12123,12125,12130,12145,12155,1215739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2312142,12154,121573106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl212091,121211725
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3212116,12128341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S86306301121309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26306303012093,12094,12095,12096,12097,12098,12103,12104,12107,12108,12110,12111,12118,12124,12126,12127,12130,12131,12138,12139,12140,12143,12145,12146,12147,12149,12151,12153,12155,1215761156
Reaphookhillite  (*)ParahopeiteMgZn2(PO4)2·4H2O1121421
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)212114,121571711
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5112142206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26306301121255614
Sampleite  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O11215740
Scholzite  (*)NoneCaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O11214220
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)630630712095,12105,12108,12118,12125,12142,121436417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1121225186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1121422473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS630630312095,12112,1212321482
Springcreekite  (*)AluniteBaV3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61121571
Strontioperloffite  (*)BjarebyiteSrMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)31121571
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1121572045
Switzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·7H2O11214221
Tarbuttite  (*)TarbuttiteZn2(PO4)(OH)11214211
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13212089,121041803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO6306301121231101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O6306301121304899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F26306301121301476
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1121001044
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)211215746
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O112157636
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O112157155
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6112157104
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4112112303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41120911655
Zapatalite  (*)NoneCu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9·4H2O1121577
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)6306301121305251



3 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-00041630630U.Proterozoic       Cu13474Kanyaka Mine, Cradock, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaKanyakaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00042630630U.Proterozoic       Cu19089Prince Alfred Mine (ML 4332; ML 4333; ML 4334; ML 4335; ML 4336), Cradock, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaPrince AlfredCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00044630630U. Proterozoic       Cu203795Copper Claim (Anesbury Mine), Eurelia, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaCopper ClaimCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061014Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R061014
R061015Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R061015


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