Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 18505
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18505.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia": 43
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Kadina
Moonta
Pine Point
Port Clinton
Stenhouse Bay

Latitude: 34°24'12"S
Longitude: 137°37'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -34.403333333333,137.62

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	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Autunite	Baryte
Brannerite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Turquoise	Vivianite
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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ti U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Autunite Baryte
Brannerite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum
Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite
Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meneghinite Meta-autunite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Turquoise Vivianite
Wurtzite

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alloclasite ()*	Alunite ()*
Anatase ()*	Anilite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*
Carrollite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Eriochalcite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferberite ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluellite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kingite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Marshite ()*	Mcguinnessite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*
Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Paratacamite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Vermiculite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	3	12738,12739,12743	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	12738,12743	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	1	12752	315
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	1	12743	56
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	12743,12745	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	12733	2162
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	1	12738	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	12738	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	12738,12745	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	12745	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	7	12731,12733,12738,12743,12744,12745,12752	544
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	12743	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	8	12733,12738,12739,12743,12751,12752,12753,12762	5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	12745	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	12752	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	8	12737,12738,12739,12743,12745,12747,12748,12752	5516
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	1	12750	248
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	1	12743	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	12730,12732,12738,12739,12752,12762	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	1	12743	1184
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	2	12745,12747	154
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1	12738	1252
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	12743	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	11	12732,12733,12734,12738,12739,12743,12745,12748,12751,12752,12764	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15	12729,12730,12731,12732,12733,12734,12737,12738,12739,12743,12745,12747,12748,12752,12757	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	12745,12752	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	12752	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	12738	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	8	12729,12732,12733,12734,12738,12743,12745,12752	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4	12738,12743,12745,12747	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	12743	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	6	12731,12732,12738,12743,12745,12752	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2	12743,12745	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	2	12743,12745	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5	12738,12758,12759,12760,12761	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	12743	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	2	12738,12743	484
Eriochalcite ()*	None	CuCl₂·2H₂O	1	12743	13
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	12731,12738	814
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	1	12738	551
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	1	12748	345
Fluellite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)F₂(OH)·7H₂O	1	12761	40
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	12743	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	12738,12743,12745	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	12738,12745,12747,12752	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	12745,12759	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	12738,12743,12745,12747,12748,12752	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6	12733,12738,12766,12767,12768,12769	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	3	12763,12767,12768	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	12738,12743,12745,12747,12752,12753,12755,12757,12759	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	6	12738,12743,12745,12747,12753,12754	5591
Kingite ()*	None	Al₃(PO₄)₂F₂(OH)·7H₂O	2	12759,12761	12
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	2	12760,12761	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5	12743,12745,12747,12748,12752	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	21	12728,12729,12730,12731,12732,12733,12734,12735,12736,12737,12738,12739,12740,12745,12746,12748,12751,12752,12753,12757,12762	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	3	12738,12745,12747	5674
Marshite ()*	Sphalerite	CuI	1	12745	12
Mcguinnessite ()*	Malachite	CuMg(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	12745	34
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	2	12738,12743	915
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	1	12746	388
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	12743	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	12738	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	6	12738,12739,12743,12745,12747,12748	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	12738,12747	17380
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	1	12733	158
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	12738	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	13	12729,12731,12732,12733,12734,12738,12739,12743,12745,12747,12752,12757,12764	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	12738,12745,12747	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	24	12728,12729,12730,12731,12732,12733,12734,12735,12736,12737,12738,12739,12740,12743,12745,12746,12747,12748,12751,12752,12754,12757,12762,12764	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	12738	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	12738	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	6	12730,12731,12738,12743,12745,12747	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	12738	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	12745	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1	12738	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	12738,12745,12747	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	12745	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	12762	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	12752	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	3	12738,12743,12752	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	12738,12752	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	2	12743,12745	1059
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	2	12738,12743	484
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	3	12743,12745,12752	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	12743	890
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	12743	652

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060997	Port Clinton, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia	https://rruff.info/R060997

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