Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Palmer, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 159068
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-159068.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Palmer, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Kitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush And Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo)
Milendella
Tungkillo Area

Latitude: 34°50'43"S
Longitude: 139°10'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -34.845277777778,139.175

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Garnet	Gypsum	Malachite	Mica	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Tourmaline	Wollastonite

Actinolite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Epidote ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorl ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tenorite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 Au B Ba Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Garnet Gypsum Malachite Mica None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rutile Sphalerite Sulphur Tourmaline Wollastonite

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	12385	3419
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	12385	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	12384	3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	12384	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	12384	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	12386	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	12384	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	12384	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	12384	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	12384	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	12384	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	12384	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	12386	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	12384	4165
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	12385	8173
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	12384	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	12384	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	12384	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	12384	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	12384	2228
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	12384	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	12384	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	12384	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	12384,12386	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	12384	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	12384,12386	2705
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	12384	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	12384	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	12384	1101
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	12385	1247

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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