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Locality Name:
Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 206490
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206490.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Paratoo Copper Mine
Road Metal Quarry
Robertson Mine

Latitude: 32°40'39"S
Longitude: 139°19'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.6775,139.33027777778

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	Analcime	Ancylite	Apatite	Atacamite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Brannerite	Calcite
Carbocernaite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Corundum	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Fornacite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mckelveyite	Mica	Monazite	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Tengerite	Titanite	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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu Er F Fe H K La Mg Na Nd O P S Si Sr Ti U Y Yb

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Analcime Ancylite Apatite Atacamite Baryte Bastnäsite Brannerite Calcite
Carbocernaite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite Corundum Diaspore Digenite Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Fornacite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mckelveyite Mica Monazite None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Tengerite Titanite Zircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anorthite ()*	Atacamite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite-(La) ()*	Brannerite ()*
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Calcioancylite-(Nd) ()*	Calcite ()*	Caysichite-(Y) ()*	Celestine ()*
Chabazite-Na ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Coffinite ()*	Connellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Decrespignyite-(Y) ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Donnayite-(Y) ()*
Epidote ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kamphaugite-(Y) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Paratooite-(La) ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tengerite-(Y) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Törnebohmite-(La) ()*	Uraninite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zoisite ()*

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	2500	0	1	12670	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2500	3.1	2	12670,12671	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	2500	0	1	12670	1627
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	2500	0	1	12670	1036
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	2500	0	1	12670	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2500	0	1	12670	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2500	0	1	12670	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	514	0	1	12670	304
Bastnäsite-(La) ()*	Bastnäsite	La(CO₃)F	514	0	1	12670	30
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	2500	0	1	12670	248
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	514	0	1	12670	115
Calcioancylite-(Nd) ()*	Ancylite	Nd_2.8Ca_1.2(CO₃)₄(OH)₃·H₂O	514	0	1	12670	5
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2500	0	1	12670	27770
Caysichite-(Y) ()*	None	(Ca,Yb,Er)₄Y₄(Si₈O₂₀)(CO₃)₆(OH)·7H₂O	514	0	1	12670	8
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	2500	0	1	12670	1252
Chabazite-Na ()*	Chabazite	(Na₃K)[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O	2500	0	1	12670	66
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2500	0	1	12670	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2500	0	1	12670	3531
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	2500	0	1	12670	566
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	2500	0	1	12670	295
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2500	0	1	12670	2970
Decrespignyite-(Y) ()*	None	Y₄Cu(CO₃)₄Cl(OH)₅·2H₂O	514	0	1	12670	1
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2500	0	1	12670	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2500	0	1	12670	9895
Donnayite-(Y) ()*	Mckelveyite	NaSr₃CaY(CO₃)₆·3H₂O	514	0	1	12670	13
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2500	3.1	2	12670,12671	8173
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2500	0	1	12670	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2500	0	1	12670	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2500	0	1	12670	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2500	0	1	12670	5433
Kamphaugite-(Y) ()*	None	CaY(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	514	0	1	12670	28
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2500	0	1	12670	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2500	0	1	12670	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2500	0	1	12670	12537
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	514	0	1	12670	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2500	0	1	12670	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2500	0	1	12670	471
Paratooite-(La) ()*	Carbocernaite	(La,Ca,Na,Sr)₆Cu(CO₃)₈	514	0	1	12670	1
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	2500	0	1	12670	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2500	0	1	12670	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2500	0	1	12670	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2500	0	1	12670	6417
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	514	0	1	12670	232
Tengerite-(Y) ()*	Tengerite	Y₂(CO₃)₃·2-3H₂O	514	0	1	12670	24
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2500	0	1	12670	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	25	3.1	1	12671	4899
Törnebohmite-(La) ()*	Fornacite	La₂Al(SiO₄)₂(OH)	514	0	1	12670	2
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2500	0	1	12670	2718
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	514	0	1	12670	939
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2500	0	1	12670	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000993	Uranium mineralization in the Lake Frome area are hosted by paleovalleys and paleochannels which typically run north-south in the Eyre Formation.
Giersdorf_00000993b	Uranium mineralization in the Lake Frome area are hosted by paleovalleys and paleochannels which typically run north-south in the Eyre Formation.
Michelle_496	The Paratoo deposit is hosted in the dolomitic shales of the Burra Formation, near the Adelaidean Paratoo Diapir. A unique REE mineral assemblage is found in the top 2-3 m of the deposit.
Michelle_497	The Paratoo deposit is hosted in the dolomitic shales of the Burra Formation, near the Adelaidean Paratoo Diapir. A unique REE mineral assemblage is found in the top 2-3 m of the deposit.

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000993	25	25	25-4				Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)		AN97_21
Giersdorf_00000993b	6	4	6-4				Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)		AN97_21
Giersdorf_00000994	5.3	3.1	5.3-3.1	U-Pb		coffinite, carnotite	Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)		AN97_21
Michelle_496	2500	252	Proterozoic, Paleozoic		Age of system activity at deposit				6989	Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia	Paratoo Copper Mine	Brugger et al. (2006)	10.1180/0026461067060361	MM70_609	Age of system activity at deposit. The precise timing is unknown of the mineralization due to the complex geology. It is estimated that regional activities continued to supply heat, fluids and elements from the Proterozoic to the Paleozoic. The REE minerals were likely very late stage, mineralized with basinal brines, with REE supplied from either the Callana group or Paleo-Mesoproterozoic basement gneisses.
Michelle_497	514	0	Delamerian, 0		Age of youngest deformation			La, Ce, Y, Nd	6989	Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia	Paratoo Copper Mine	Brugger et al. (2006)	10.1180/0026461067060361	MM70_609	Age of Delamerian Orogeny (514 - 500 ma) to recent. The precise age of REE mineralization is unkown due to the complex geology but is likely to be more recent than the Delamerian. It is estimated that regional activities continued to supply heat, fluids and elements from the Proterozoic to the Paleozoic. The REE minerals were likely very late stage, mineralized with basinal brines, with REE supplied from either the Callana group or Paleo-Mesoproterozoic basement gneisses. Sedimentation ceased at the onset of the Delamerian Orogeny.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060302	Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia	https://rruff.info/R060302
R110066	Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia	https://rruff.info/R110066

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