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Locality Name:
Rosebery District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 495

mindat Locality ID: 16754
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16754.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rosebery District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Colebrook Hill
Koonya Prospect
Rosebery
Williamsford
Wilson River Mineral Field

Latitude: 41°47'36"S
Longitude: 145°29'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.793333333333,145.49333333333

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alstonite	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride
Axinite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Danburite	Dundasite	Enargite	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite
Garnet	Geocronite	Harmotome	Hexahydrite	Kobellite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica
Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline
Ullmannite	Wurtzite

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 Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Na Ni O Os P Pb Rh Ru S Sb Si Sn Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alstonite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Auricupride
Axinite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper
Corundum Covellite Cubanite Danburite Dundasite Enargite Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite
Garnet Geocronite Harmotome Hexahydrite Kobellite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica
Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sodalite Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline
Ullmannite Wurtzite

103 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*
Alstonite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Auricupride ()*	Awaruite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Barytocalcite ()*	Bianchite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Celsian ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Danalite ()*	Danburite ()*	Datolite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dundasite ()*	Enargite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freieslebenite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*
Harmotome ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iridium ()*
Jordanite ()*	Kobellite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Langite ()*	Lead ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Maldonite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Meneghinite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickel ()*	Osmium ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodium ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutheniridosmine ()*
Ruthenium ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Spangolite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulvanite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Witherite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zinc ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	541	495	2	13297,13302	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	13294	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	541	495	2	13295,13297	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	541	495	1	13297	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	541	495	1	13300	470
Alstonite ()*	Alstonite	BaCa(CO₃)₂	541	495	1	13297	24
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	541	495	1	13299	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	541	495	1	13300	2734
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	541	495	1	13300	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	541	495	3	13294,13295,13297	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	13294	919
Auricupride ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Cu₃Au			1	13302	24
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe			1	13302	166
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂			1	13294	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	13294	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	541	495	3	13297,13300,13301	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂	541	495	1	13297	83
Bianchite ()*	Hexahydrite	Zn(SO₄)·6H₂O	541	495	1	13297	40
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	541	495	2	13295,13297	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	541	495	2	13297,13300	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	13294	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	541	495	2	13297,13300	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	541	495	1	13297	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	541	495	2	13294,13300	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	541	495	2	13294,13297	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	541	495	1	13297	5171
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	541	495	1	13297	100
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	541	495	1	13300	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	13294	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	541	495	4	13294,13295,13297,13301	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	13302	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	13294	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	13294	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	541	495	1	13297	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	13302	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	541	495	1	13297	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	13294	2970
Danalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	541	495	1	13297	58
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈			1	13294	148
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)			1	13294	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	13294	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	541	495	1	13297	9895
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	541	495	1	13300	97
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	541	495	1	13297	910
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	541	495	2	13297,13300	9617
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	541	495	1	13297	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	541	495	6	13294,13295,13297,13300,13301,13302	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	541	495	1	13300	504
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	541	495	3	13297,13300,13301	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	541	495	1	13297	188
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O	541	495	1	13297	290
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	541	495	1	13297	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	541	495	2	13295,13297	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	541	495	1	13297	5433
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			1	13302	162
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	541	495	1	13297	105
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅	541	495	1	13297	87
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	541	495	2	13297,13301	234
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	13294	593
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	541	495	1	13297	192
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	541	495	1	13300	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	541	495	2	13297,13302	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	13294	12537
Maldonite ()*	None	Au₂Bi	541	495	1	13297	88
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	13294	5674
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	541	495	1	13297	158
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	541	495	1	13297	300
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	13294	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	541	495	1	13300	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	541	495	2	13297,13300	17380
Nickel ()*	Copper	Ni			1	13302	57
Osmium ()*	None	Os			1	13302	169
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	541	495	1	13300	170
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	541	495	2	13294,13300	309
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	541	495	1	13300	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	541	495	2	13297,13300	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	541	495	5	13294,13295,13297,13300,13301	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	541	495	1	13297	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	541	495	3	13294,13295,13297	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	541	495	5	13294,13295,13297,13299,13300	61156
Rhodium ()*	Copper	Rh			1	13302	17
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	541	495	2	13297,13300	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	541	495	1	13297	969
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	13294	454
Rutheniridosmine ()*	None	(Ir,Os,Ru)			1	13302	47
Ruthenium ()*	None	Ru			1	13302	46
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	541	495	1	13297	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	13294	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	13294	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	541	495	1	13297	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	541	495	2	13300,13301	5186
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O			1	13294	105
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	541	495	1	13297	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	541	495	5	13294,13295,13297,13300,13301	21482
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	541	495	1	13297	48
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	541	495	1	13297	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	541	495	5	13294,13295,13297,13300,13301	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	541	495	1	13297	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	13294	2562
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	541	495	1	13297	293
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	541	495	1	13297	251
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	541	495	1	13300	372
Zinc ()*	None	Zn			1	13302	52

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
vms-00042	541	495	Cambrian		65284	Rosebery Mine (EZ Mine), Rosebery, Rosebery District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Rosebery-Read	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00039	541	495	Cambrian		11806	South Hercules Gold Deposit, Mt Read, Williamsford, Rosebery District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Hercules	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00043	502	502	Cambrian	S	11806	South Hercules Gold Deposit, Mt Read, Williamsford, Rosebery District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	South Hercules	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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