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Locality Name:
Northern Broken Hill Block, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 244544
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-244544.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Northern Broken Hill Block, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 29
Child Localities:
Acacia Vale (Lakes Grave)
Allendale Mine
Apollyon Mine
Apollyon South
Ballarat North Mine
Bruni Hill Prospect
Daydream Mine (Meech's Blow)
Dense Camp Creek
Easter Gift Mine (Prince Of Wales)
Ettlewood Prospect (Ettlewood Mine)
Globe Mine
Great Southern Mine
Hidden Treasure Mine
Invincible Mine
Iron Duke Mine
Lakes Knob
Lubra Mine
New Year Mine
Parnell Mine
PO0001
PO0002
Richard Ruby Mine
Round Hill Prospect
Silver King West
South Parnell Mine (Glencoe Mine)
Southern Cross Mine
Spalding Mine
U0121
Waukeroo Tin Field

Latitude: 31°46'21"S
Longitude: 141°23'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.7725,141.39416666667

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetLöllingiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPhenakitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStauroliteTetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastonite

69 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bayldonite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Boleite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Corkite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Massicot  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Platinum  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1102238803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51102231310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1102432734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS210223,102329052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21102285509
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2110228172
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7110228450
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4811022865
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)410228,10231,10243,1024727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2210229,102505171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)410224,10228,10239,102434979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1102355707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2610223,10228,10230,10231,10232,1023727198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl210224,102281382
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2110232376
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1102283531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1102371025
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6110228151
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31102321797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1102474165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61102374135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2210228,102379895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)210231,102378173
Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)211022227
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2210228,102379617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4910223,10230,10232,10233,10234,10240,10246,10247,10249445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1410223,10224,10226,10228,10230,10231,10232,10237,10238,10239,10241,10242,10243,1024524243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2110223178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1102287437
Gold  (*)CopperAu11024430554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1102282812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2110223223
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31102325433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61102282228
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)611022841
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)110228581
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2110232762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4310232,10236,1024914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2710228,10234,10235,10238,10241,10244,1024912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2210223,102375674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2110232168
Massicot  (*)NonePbO110228202
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1102474924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21102375800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2610223,10229,10232,10245,10246,1024917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1102282994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1102402349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21102372273
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2210228,10239142
Platinum  (*)CopperPt110244485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2610223,10228,10230,10231,10236,1023739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21102283106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1102281725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8410223,10231,10232,102379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21710223,10224,10228,10229,10230,10231,10232,10233,10236,10237,10241,10242,10243,10245,10246,10247,1024961156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)310231,10237,102514894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)610224,10226,10228,10238,10239,102436417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51102321516
Silver  (*)CopperAg410224,10228,10238,102395186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1102282473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31102231214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS510223,10230,10231,10232,1023721482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)110232978
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4110238586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131102285317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1102374899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10210231,102371395
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4110237303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3210231,102371247



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