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Locality Name:
Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 495

mindat Locality ID: 219294
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-219294.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Anakie
Buckland Creek
Capella
Emerald
Springsure
Tomahawk Creek
Willows Gemfields

Latitude: 23°38'6"S
Longitude: 147°47'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.635,147.78944444444

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 C F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCorundumDiamondFeldsparNoneOlivinePyroxeneQuartzSapphirineSpinel
TopazVivianiteZircon

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Corundum  (*)Diamond  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Spinel  (*)Topaz  (*)Vivianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61111241022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]111124133
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3511116,11119,11120,11121,111271797
Diamond  (*)DiamondC111120697
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)111124371
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311112014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31111205433
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2541495311116,11124,1112661156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2111124375
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)111124598
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4211116,111201934
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21111201476
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O111122636
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)311116,11120,111275251



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
vms-00033541495Cambrian        125471Reward Fossicking Area, Anakie, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, AustraliaRewardMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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