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Locality Name:
Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 22777
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22777.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Acropolis Deposit (Aphrodite; Appendicitis Dam)
Olympic Dam Mine

Latitude: 30°31'49"S
Longitude: 136°48'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.530277777778,136.81055555556
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 Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBrannerite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargite
FeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteMatlockiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteMonazite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVivianiteWurtziteZircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Altaite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Anilite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Copper  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kawazulite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Petzite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roxbyite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Safflorite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sellaite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Volynskite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S16005411127132793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)16005411127138803
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)160054111271369
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe1600541112713489
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO216005411127132162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)16005411127131588
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4160054111271388
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)216005411127133092
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs1600541112713379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS16005411127139052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)160054111271311547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1600541112713304
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl160054111271371
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi16005411127131966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S316005411127131935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS416005411127135516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O61600541112713248
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)1600541112713115
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21600541112713361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)160054111271327770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S41600541112713154
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO216005411127135171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)16005411127131252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S16005411127135707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2160054111271327198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe1600541112713281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1600541112713966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O1600541112713566
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe1600541112713169
Copper  (*)CopperCu16005411127133846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O316005411127131797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS16005411127134165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61600541112713310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O16005411127132970
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1600541112713481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S16005411127131027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161600541112713300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)216005411127139895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41600541112713910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1600541112713814
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6160054111271373
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16005411127132740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF216005411127139617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS160054111271324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16005411127137437
Gold  (*)CopperAu160054111271330554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O16005411127136890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl16005411127131398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31600157211271314640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1600541112713804
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1600541112713367
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS41600541112713142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O316005411127135433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)416005411127135591
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se160054111271332
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O1600541112713149
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21600541112713762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41600541212712,1271314899
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO160054111271373
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe21600541112713207
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS216005411127135800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1600541112713945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21600541212712,1271317380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)16005411127132349
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21600541112713409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21600541212712,1271339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S816005411127139056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21600541212712,1271361156
Roxbyite  (*)NoneCu9S5160054111271327
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216005411127135614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs21600541112713317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)16005411127134894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)16005411127132705
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF2160054111271346
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)16005411127136417
Silver  (*)CopperAg16005411127135186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS160054111271321482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28160054111271373
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1600541112713332
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1600541112713589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1600541112713232
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe1600541112713190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te31600541112713276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1316005411127131803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO16005411127131101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1316005411127135317
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO21600541112713236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)16005411127131006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O16005411127134899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO216005411127132718
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe2160054111271364
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS31600541112713297
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1600541112713939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)16005411127135251
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl160054111271386


3 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-0023158815881588        11726Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia Nash (1981)http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr81166?currow=1605USGSOFR81-166 
PR238_129_0001160015721586 ± 14Pb-Pbmineralizationhematite   Hematite  11726Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, AustraliaOlympic DamCiobanu (2013) PR238_129 
ree-000251600541Middle Proterozoic - 1500 Ma        11726Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, AustraliaOlympic DamOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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