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Locality Name:
Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 495

mindat Locality ID: 239047
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239047.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 36
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Beltana
Copley
Leigh Creek Coal Mine
Lyndhurst
Mount Victory Well
Puttapa
Victory Mine (J.W. Ducks; Ducks; Lease 1293)

Latitude: 30°29'35"S
Longitude: 138°30'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.493055555556,138.50388888889

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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Bournonite
Brannerite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Connellite	Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum
Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Digenite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melilite
Minium	Natrochalcite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Ullmannite	Vivianite	Volborthite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Bournonite
Brannerite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Connellite Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum
Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Digenite Fluorite Gypsum Iron Kaolinite Malachite Melilite
Minium Natrochalcite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Sartorite Scheelite Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Ullmannite Vivianite Volborthite

98 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsendescloizite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*
Austinite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Barytocalcite ()*	Baumhauerite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Calcite ()*
Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*
Descloizite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Doloresite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*
Duftite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Finnemanite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gehlenite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedyphane ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Iron ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Köttigite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Larsenite ()*	Laurionite ()*
Liebigite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Olivenite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parasymplesite ()*
Paratacamite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Phosphohedyphane ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scholzite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Tangeite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tilasite ()*	Tsumcorite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Volborthite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	541	495	3	11996,12017,12018	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	12025	254
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	541	495	2	11996,12012	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	12013	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	12013,12018	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	12025	3250
Arsendescloizite ()*	Adelite	PbZn(AsO₄)(OH)			1	12025	20
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	12017	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	630	495	5	11995,11996,12008,12018,12019	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	12010	2060
Austinite ()*	Adelite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)			1	12025	71
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	541	495	9	11996,12002,12003,12005,12009,12017,12019,12027,12028	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	541	495	5	11995,11996,12002,12017,12025	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂	541	495	1	11996	83
Baumhauerite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆			1	12025	15
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	12017	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	12018,12019	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	12020	1089
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆			2	12017,12018	248
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	541	495	9	11995,11996,12003,12005,12012,12013,12015,12018,12025	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	541	495	1	11997	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	541	495	3	11996,12012,12025	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	630	495	9	11996,12002,12005,12008,12009,12018,12019,12020,12028	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			1	12025	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			4	12005,12016,12018,12028	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	541	495	2	11996,11997	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	630	495	4	11995,12007,12016,12028	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	12017	966
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	541	495	1	11996	295
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	541	495	1	11996	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	541	495	3	11996,12002,12019	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			2	12025,12026	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	541	495	1	11996	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	12025	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	630	495	6	11996,12002,12005,12008,12018,12019	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			1	12012	378
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	12009	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	541	495	5	11996,12015,12016,12017,12025	9895
Doloresite ()*	None	V⁴⁺₃O₄(OH)₄			1	12025	23
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅			1	12025	34
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	12025	220
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	12017,12018	814
Finnemanite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(As³⁺O₃)₃Cl			1	12025	2
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	541	495	2	11997,12012	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	541	495	3	11996,12012,12025	24243
Gehlenite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂Al(SiAl)O₇			1	12010	114
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	12002	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	12017,12018	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	541	495	3	11995,12019,12025	6890
Hedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	12025,12026	48
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	541	495	4	11995,12010,12018,12025	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			2	12012,12025	1689
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	12025	243
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	12012	201
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	12010	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	12009	5591
Köttigite ()*	Vivianite	Zn₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	12025	60
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	541	495	1	11996	97
Larsenite ()*	None	ZnPb(SiO₄)			1	12025	6
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			1	12012	49
Liebigite ()*	None	Ca₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·11H₂O			1	12017	78
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	630	630	2	12004,12016	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	12010	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	630	495	18	11995,11996,11997,12002,12003,12005,12007,12008,12009,12013,12017,12018,12019,12020,12021,12024,12027,12028	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	541	495	1	12000	770
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	12025,12026	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	12012	247
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	12025	492
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			2	12017,12018	767
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	12025	124
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	630	630	1	12007	158
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			1	12010	495
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	541	495	2	11996,12012	142
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl			1	12012	71
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	541	495	5	11996,12003,12009,12016,12017	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	541	495	1	11996	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	12012,12025	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	12010	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	541	495	13	11995,11996,12000,12003,12005,12012,12013,12016,12017,12018,12020,12021,12025	61156
Scholzite ()*	None	CaZn₂(PO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	12025	20
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	12017,12018	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	12028	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃			4	12013,12017,12018	531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			2	12025,12026	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			2	12012,12025	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	12010	1934
Tangeite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	12021	60
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	12018	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	541	495	3	11996,12009,12028	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	541	495	2	11996,12019	5317
Tilasite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(AsO₄)F			1	12025	34
Tsumcorite ()*	Natrochalcite	PbZn₂(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	12025	29
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			2	12013,12017	293
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	12017,12018	2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	12025	605
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O			5	12005,12009,12012,12019,12020	155
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			2	12025,12026	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	12012	1655

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedexmvt-00014	541	495	Cambrian		host rock age									10876	Ediacara Mine (Beltana North; Ediacara Consolidated; New Ediacara Consolidated), Ediacaran Fossil Reserve, Beltana, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia	Ediacara	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
	sedcu-00033	630	630	U.Proterozoic										Cu	270267	Mount Coffin Mine, Mount Coffin Mines, Copley, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia	Mount Coffin	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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