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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

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	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite
Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Turquoise	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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:
Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite
Talc Titanite Tourmaline Turquoise Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zircon

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 name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# 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	2709	2701	13	10718,10721,10726,10730,10732,10738,10742,10761,10763,10764,10768,10798,10799	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	10756,10763,10772	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			14	10719,10727,10728,10733,10734,10739,10745,10747,10751,10763,10772,10783,10790,10797	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			3	10763,10781,10799	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	10763	2734
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			2	10751,10796	1036
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			2	10760,10763	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2709	2701	26	10718,10719,10720,10721,10726,10727,10728,10731,10732,10733,10738,10739,10740,10741,10742,10745,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10769,10772,10781,10783,10790	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	10756	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	10772	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2709	2701	22	10718,10719,10721,10726,10727,10728,10732,10737,10739,10742,10743,10745,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10772,10781,10783,10790,10797	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			10	10731,10732,10733,10734,10751,10761,10763,10781,10797,10799	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			3	10763,10769,10781	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			16	10719,10727,10728,10737,10739,10743,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10781,10783,10790,10797,10799	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2709	2701	25	10718,10719,10721,10726,10727,10728,10732,10739,10740,10741,10742,10744,10745,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10764,10772,10781,10783,10790,10798,10799	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2709	2701	17	10718,10719,10721,10722,10725,10726,10727,10728,10742,10745,10750,10751,10756,10760,10763,10769,10781	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	10783	951
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O			1	10772	566
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3	10760,10763,10783	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			3	10763,10772,10781	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	10781	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			3	10760,10763,10772	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			10	10720,10751,10761,10763,10764,10768,10781,10797,10798,10799	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	10744,10797	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2709	2701	30	10718,10720,10721,10726,10728,10729,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10738,10742,10744,10745,10747,10756,10758,10761,10763,10764,10768,10772,10780,10781,10786,10795,10797,10798,10799	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	10799	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2709	2701	18	10718,10720,10721,10726,10728,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10738,10742,10745,10751,10763,10780,10781,10799	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			2	10772,10781	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			7	10750,10751,10760,10763,10772,10781,10790	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	10751,10781	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	10719,10760,10772,10781	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			5	10763,10772,10781,10797,10799	1544
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			2	10745,10799	209
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			12	10739,10746,10747,10751,10763,10772,10780,10781,10786,10790,10796,10799	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	10769	1689
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			23	10719,10727,10728,10734,10739,10744,10746,10747,10751,10756,10763,10764,10768,10772,10780,10781,10783,10786,10790,10796,10797,10798,10799	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2709	2701	41	10718,10719,10720,10721,10722,10723,10725,10726,10727,10728,10731,10732,10733,10736,10737,10738,10739,10740,10741,10742,10743,10744,10745,10746,10750,10751,10758,10760,10761,10763,10764,10768,10769,10770,10772,10781,10783,10790,10795,10797,10798	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	10799	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	10799	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃			1	10799	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			17	10735,10736,10739,10744,10746,10750,10751,10757,10760,10763,10768,10772,10781,10783,10790,10797,10798	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	10763	471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	10763	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	10763	2273
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	2709	2701	10	10718,10721,10726,10728,10731,10732,10733,10734,10742,10745	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	10763	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2709	2701	18	10719,10726,10727,10728,10739,10740,10741,10746,10750,10751,10760,10763,10764,10772,10781,10790,10798,10799	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	10763	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	10769,10781	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			5	10751,10760,10763,10772,10781	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2709	2701	44	10718,10719,10720,10721,10726,10727,10728,10729,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10735,10736,10737,10738,10739,10740,10741,10742,10743,10744,10745,10746,10747,10750,10751,10757,10758,10760,10761,10763,10764,10768,10770,10772,10781,10783,10786,10795,10797,10798,10799	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2709	2701	33	10718,10720,10721,10726,10728,10729,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10735,10742,10744,10745,10750,10751,10756,10758,10761,10763,10764,10765,10766,10768,10770,10772,10780,10781,10786,10795,10798,10799	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			2	10756,10760	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	10781	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			6	10745,10751,10763,10772,10781,10790	21482
Spherocobaltite ()*	None	Co(CO₃)			1	10781	52
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			2	10760,10781	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	10728	3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	10757,10797	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	10732,10799	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			6	10732,10745,10751,10761,10763,10772	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	10763	484
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	10799	2718
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	2709	2701	20	10718,10720,10721,10726,10728,10730,10731,10732,10733,10734,10738,10742,10745,10751,10761,10763,10764,10768,10772,10798	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			3	10764,10768,10798	1247

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_615	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_615	2709	2701	2705±4		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province								Ni, Cu	87916	Jericho Mine, Bonya, Jervois Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Jericho	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See 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.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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