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Locality Name:
Jervois Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2709
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2701

mindat Locality ID: 192256
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192256.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jervois Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia": 83
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 81

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bonya
Bonya Hill
Jervois Range
Molyhil Mine (Moly Hill)

Latitude: 22°43'7"S
Longitude: 136°4'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.718611111111,136.06916666667

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: Al Au B Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibnite
TalcTitaniteTourmalineTurquoiseVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

65 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spherocobaltite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)2270927011310718,10721,10726,10730,10732,10738,10742,10761,10763,10764,10768,10798,107993419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)310756,10763,107728803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51410719,10727,10728,10733,10734,10739,10745,10747,10751,10763,10772,10783,10790,107971310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3310763,10781,107991534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1107632734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)210751,107961036
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3210760,10763544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2270927012610718,10719,10720,10721,10726,10727,10728,10731,10732,10733,10738,10739,10740,10741,10742,10745,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10769,10772,10781,10783,107905509
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181107564286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31107721935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4270927012210718,10719,10721,10726,10727,10728,10732,10737,10739,10742,10743,10745,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10772,10781,10783,10790,107975516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1010731,10732,10733,10734,10751,10761,10763,10781,10797,1079927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)310763,10769,107814979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1610719,10727,10728,10737,10739,10743,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10781,10783,10790,10797,107995707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2270927012510718,10719,10721,10726,10727,10728,10732,10739,10740,10741,10742,10744,10745,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10764,10772,10781,10783,10790,10798,1079927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O270927011710718,10719,10721,10722,10725,10726,10727,10728,10742,10745,10750,10751,10756,10760,10763,10769,107813531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4110783951
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O110772566
Copper  (*)CopperCu310760,10763,107833846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18310763,10772,107811008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1107814165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O310760,10763,107722970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61010720,10751,10761,10763,10764,10768,10781,10797,10798,107994135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2210744,107979895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)270927013010718,10720,10721,10726,10728,10729,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10738,10742,10744,10745,10747,10756,10758,10761,10763,10764,10768,10772,10780,10781,10786,10795,10797,10798,107998173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)110799551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2270927011810718,10720,10721,10726,10728,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10738,10742,10745,10751,10763,10780,10781,107999617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4210772,10781445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS710750,10751,10760,10763,10772,10781,1079024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)210751,107817437
Gold  (*)CopperAu410719,10760,10772,1078130554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3510763,10772,10781,10797,107991544
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2210745,10799209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31210739,10746,10747,10751,10763,10772,10780,10781,10786,10790,10796,1079914640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1107691689
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42310719,10727,10728,10734,10739,10744,10746,10747,10751,10756,10763,10764,10768,10772,10780,10781,10783,10786,10790,10796,10797,10798,1079914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2270927014110718,10719,10720,10721,10722,10723,10725,10726,10727,10728,10731,10732,10733,10736,10737,10738,10739,10740,10741,10742,10743,10744,10745,10746,10750,10751,10758,10760,10761,10763,10764,10768,10769,10770,10772,10781,10783,10790,10795,10797,1079812537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1107994924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21107995800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3110799140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21710735,10736,10739,10744,10746,10750,10751,10757,10760,10763,10768,10772,10781,10783,10790,10797,1079817380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O110763471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1107632349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21107632273
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)270927011010718,10721,10726,10728,10731,10732,10733,10734,10742,10745494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21107631898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2270927011810719,10726,10727,10728,10739,10740,10741,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10764,10772,10781,10790,10798,1079939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21107633106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl210769,107811725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8510751,10760,10763,10772,107819056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2270927014410718,10719,10720,10721,10726,10727,10728,10729,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10735,10736,10737,10738,10739,10740,10741,10742,10743,10744,10745,10746,10747,10750,10751,10757,10758,10760,10761,10763,10764,10768,10770,10772,10781,10783,10786,10795,10797,10798,1079961156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)270927013310718,10720,10721,10726,10728,10729,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10735,10742,10744,10745,10750,10751,10756,10758,10761,10763,10764,10765,10766,10768,10770,10772,10780,10781,10786,10795,10798,107994894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)210756,107602705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1107816417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS610745,10751,10763,10772,10781,1079021482
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)11078152
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)210760,10781978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31107283418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2210757,107973337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O210732,107994899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2610732,10745,10751,10761,10763,107722562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O110763484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21107992718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10270927012010718,10720,10721,10726,10728,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10738,10742,10745,10751,10761,10763,10764,10768,10772,107981395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3310764,10768,107981247



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_615Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_615270927012705±4 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu87916Jericho Mine, Bonya, Jervois Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaJerichoHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province). Dates on felsic volcanic rocks that include komatiites are consistent with an inferred eruption age for these komatiites of c. 2705 Ma.


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