Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Bali Lo Copper Mine (Casleys Prospect; Bali Low Prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1790
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1790

mindat Locality ID: 218
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-218.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bali Lo Copper Mine (Casleys Prospect; Bali Low Prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°24'8"S
Longitude: 116°56'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.402222222222,116.93388888889
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 As Ba Br C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Br C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBrackebuschiteBrochantite
CaledoniteChalcopyriteChenevixiteClayCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasite
NatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltRutileTetrahedriteTurquoise

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Aheylite  (*)Alunite  (*)Arsenogorceixite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Arsentsumebite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Ceruleite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Corkite  (*)Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)
Coronadite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Groutite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Libethenite  (*)Luetheite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mawbyite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Perroudite  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)179017900254
Aheylite  (*)TurquoiseFe2+Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1790179002
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6179017900966
Arsenogorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)617901790015
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1790179009052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)17901790037
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3179017900544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21790179005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17901790011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2179017900172
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6179017900132
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6179017900413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61790179001633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6179017900359
Ceruleite  (*)NoneCuAl4(AsO4)2(OH)8(H2O)417901790019
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1790179005707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O179017900197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217901790027198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)217901790090
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1790179003531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1790179002600
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3179017900127
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6179017900151
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4179017900109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4179017900175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16179017900227
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21790179009895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)179017900220
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17901790024243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O17901790041
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1790179007437
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)17901790072
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317901790014640
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)617901790057
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61790179001066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41790179005591
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O179017900149
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)179017900234
Luetheite  (*)ChenevixiteCuAl(AsO4)(OH)21790179005
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217901790012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21790179005674
Mawbyite  (*)NatrochalcitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)217901790019
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O179017900443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O179017900182
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1790179001107
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)179017900492
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)617901790064
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6179017900158
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl217901790023
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)617901790051
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4179017900369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217901790039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21790179003106
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1790179001153
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131790179001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131790179005317
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O417901790066


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000229Model derived primarily from studies conducted in the Mount Tom Price mine but with supplemental information acquired from the Channar and Mount Whaleback


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
Giersdorf_00000229179017901790 Postdated age of granites folded into the Ashburton formation   Yes  17597Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMount Tom Price MineTaylor et. al (2001)0361-0128/01/3161/837-37EG96_837Postdated age of the Ashburton formation

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070171Bali Lo Copper Mine (Casleys Prospect; Bali Low Prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R070171

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