Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Beltana Mine (E.Z. Mine; Beltana Deposit; Beltana-Aroona Deposit; Puttapa Mine), Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 19174
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19174.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beltana Mine (E.Z. Mine; Beltana Deposit; Beltana-Aroona Deposit; Puttapa Mine), Puttapa, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Aroona Mine

Latitude: 30°36'3"S
Longitude: 138°21'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.600833333333,138.36611111111

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.

Adelite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Coronadite	Corundum	Gypsum	Natrochalcite
None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sartorite	Sphalerite	Titanite	Vivianite

Adamite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsendescloizite ()*	Austinite ()*	Baryte ()*
Baumhauerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Coronadite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Dolomite ()*	Doloresite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*	Duftite ()*
Finnemanite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedyphane ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Köttigite ()*	Larsenite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Parasymplesite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scholzite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tilasite ()*	Tsumcorite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Willemite ()*

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: As Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Coronadite Corundum Gypsum Natrochalcite
None Not in a structural group Phenakite Quartz Rocksalt Sartorite Sphalerite Titanite Vivianite

36 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	0		254
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0		3250
Arsendescloizite ()*	Adelite	PbZn(AsO₄)(OH)	0		20
Austinite ()*	Adelite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)	0		71
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	0		11547
Baumhauerite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	0		15
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0		27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	0		4979
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	0		197
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	12026	227
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	0		599
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	0		9895
Doloresite ()*	None	V⁴⁺₃O₄(OH)₄	0		23
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	0		34
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	0		220
Finnemanite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(As³⁺O₃)₃Cl	0		2
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	0		24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0		6890
Hedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	12026	48
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	0		1689
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	0		243
Köttigite ()*	Vivianite	Zn₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	0		60
Larsenite ()*	None	ZnPb(SiO₄)	0		6
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	12026	1107
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	0		492
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	0		124
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	0		1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0		61156
Scholzite ()*	None	CaZn₂(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	0		20
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	12026	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	0		21482
Tilasite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(AsO₄)F	0		34
Tsumcorite ()*	Natrochalcite	PbZn₂(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	0		29
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	0		605
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	1	12026	303

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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