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


mindat Locality ID: 159062
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-159062.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Spalding, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bundaleer Area
Gulnare
Wheal Sarah

Latitude: 33°27'20"S
Longitude: 138°32'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.455555555556,138.53361111111

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleBaryteBrookiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetLinarite
MalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSpinelTetrahedriteTitanite
Zircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)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
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1122318803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2212231,122322162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31122311534
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2212231,122335509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11223111547
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2112231700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)212231,1223327770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O112231925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1122315707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2212231,1223327198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1122313531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81122311756
Copper  (*)CopperCu212231,122333846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1122314165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1122332970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2212231,122339895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1122318173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21122319617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1122317437
Gold  (*)CopperAu11223130554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311223114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31122315433
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2112231987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411223114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2212231,1223312537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211223117380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1122312994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211223139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21122313106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2212231,1223261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21122315614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1122336417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51122311516
Silver  (*)CopperAg1122315186
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131122315317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1122314899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21122312562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1122315251



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