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Locality Name:
Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1887
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1881

mindat Locality ID: 24627
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24627.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Iron Blow Mine
Mount Bonnie Mine

Latitude: 13°31'53"S
Longitude: 131°32'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.531388888889,131.54555555556
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 Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClay
CopperCoronaditeCorundumFluoriteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStanniteTalcTetrahedrite

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corkite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2188718811110123419
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)418871881111012246
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS188718811110129052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2188718811110125509
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)218871881111012172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)618871881111012413
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1118871881111012843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1887188111101227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)18871881211012,110134979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S188718811110125707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21887188111101227198
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)18871881111012363
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18188718811110121008
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)618871881111012151
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1618871881211012,11013227
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2188718811110129895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)18871881211012,11013220
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2188718811110129617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1218871881111012663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1887188111101224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu1887188111101230554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31887188111101214640
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)61887188111101257
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1418871881111012784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6188718811110122228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21887188111101212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2188718811110125674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl18871881211012,110131107
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs18871881111012633
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2188718811110122273
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)618871881111012477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21887188111101239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8188718811110129056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21887188111101261156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O188718811110121153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)618871881111012134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)188718811110116417
Silver  (*)CopperAg188718811110125186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1887188111101221482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS418871881111012668
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2188718811110123337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13188718811110125317


2 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
sedznpb-00026188718811884±3        28481Iron Blow Mine, Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaIron BlowSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedznpb-00034188718811884±3        118Mount Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaMount BonnieSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050507Mount Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R050507

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