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Locality Name:
Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 192693
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192693.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Mt Fitch
Rum Jungle
Woodcutters Mine (Woodcutters)

Latitude: 12°59'3"S
Longitude: 131°1'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.984166666667,131.01722222222

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 As B Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAtacamiteAutunite
BaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCompreignacite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEpsomiteFluorite
GeocroniteJohanniteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMedenbachiteMeneghiniteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileScheelite
SchoepiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTetrahedriteTourmalineUllmanniteWurtziteZippeiteZircon

91 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Compreignacite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)
Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Falkmanite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Ludjibaite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Ningyoite  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reichenbachite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Saléeite  (*)Schoepite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranopilite  (*)Uranosphaerite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3110890315
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO222001800210884,108912162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1108842734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS22001800210884,108919052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3110884544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6110884919
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O310883,10885,108901272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2210884,108905509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1108901966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS422001800310884,10890,108915516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1122001800110891843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31108901089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61108841633
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4110890154
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2220018001108915171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO211088494
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)22001800410882,10883,10884,108914979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S310884,10888,108905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS222001800410884,10888,10890,1089127198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O210882,108843531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81108841756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS22001800210884,10891966
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O11088527
Copper  (*)CopperCu1108883846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)622001800110891151
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16110884227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS22001800310884,10890,108914165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3110890802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1108842970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S22001800310884,10890,108911027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)222001800210884,108919895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)110884648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1108848173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O110885484
Falkmanite  (*)NonePb3Sb2S62200180011089117
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS22001800310884,10890,1089124243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S2322001800110891133
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1108847437
Graphite  (*)NoneC22001800210884,108912812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS22001800110891717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311088414640
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)110884111
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1422001800110891784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61108842228
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O11089069
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41108845591
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)110884234
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4210884,10890249
Ludjibaite  (*)MedenbachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)411088412
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42200180011089114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2510882,10883,10884,10888,1089012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS222001800210884,108915674
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S2422001800110891158
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O110885388
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl22001800210884,108911107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21108845800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)222001800210884,1089117380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)110884186
Ningyoite  (*)Rhabdophane(U,Ca,Ce)2(PO4)2·1-2H2O11088533
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)611088464
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS22001800310884,10890,10891767
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O110890182
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6110884170
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4210884,10890369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS222001800610884,10885,10888,10889,10890,1089139462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl22001800310882,10884,108911725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S822001800210884,108919056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2310882,10884,1089061156
Reichenbachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)411088426
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21108845614
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10410883,10885,10889,1089095
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)611089094
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1108846417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4110884249
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O11088556
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS22001800410884,10889,10890,1089121482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS422001800110891668
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13220018001108911803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1108841101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13220018001108915317
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2110884236
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O210888,108901059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21108842562
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS22001800110891293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2410883,10885,10888,108892718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O11088594
Uranosphaerite  (*)NoneBi(UO2)O2(OH)11088518
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O322001800110891369
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4210882,108841655
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4110890175
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1108845251



2 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
DeepDive-Co-0010180018001800 age of D1 foldeing, ore was emplaced pre- to early D1      238894Woodcutters Mine (Woodcutters), Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, AustraliaWoodcutters Pb-Zn-Ag base-metal depositSmolonogov and Marshall (1993)10.1016/0169-1368(93)90028-WOGR8_65age of D1 foldeing, ore was emplaced pre- to early D1
sedznpb-00046220018702200–1870        238894Woodcutters Mine (Woodcutters), Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, AustraliaWoodcuttersSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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