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Locality Name:
Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au Deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 440
Youngest recorded age at locality: 440

mindat Locality ID: 203397
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203397.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au Deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cadia East Underground Mine
Cadia Hill Mine (Cadia East Open Cut Mine)
Ridgeway Mine

Latitude: 33°27'48"S
Longitude: 148°59'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.463333333333,148.995
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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu H O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNonePrehnitePyriteQuartzSpinel
Titanite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)244044024196,41983419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)44044024196,41988803
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS444044024196,41985516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4404401419627770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S44044005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS244044024196,419827198
Copper  (*)CopperCu440440141983846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS440440141964165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S44044001027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)440440141968173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2440440141969617
Gold  (*)CopperAu44044034196,4197,419830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34404401419614640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)444044005591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O444044024196,419814899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2440440141965800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24404401419617380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)44044024196,41982349
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)244044001898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS244044024196,419839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO244044024196,419861156
Silver  (*)CopperAg440440141985186
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O44044004899


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
AJES44_373-00005440440~440       Au203398Cadia Hill Mine (Cadia East Open Cut Mine), Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au Deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, AustraliaCadia HillSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 

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