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Locality Name:
Northampton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 248204
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248204.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Northampton Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 43
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 41

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ajana Graphite Deposits
Northampton
Port Gregory

Latitude: 28°6'25"S
Longitude: 114°25'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.106944444444,114.43083333333

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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBerylBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteFeldspar
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTalc
TetrahedriteTourmalineZircon

59 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cumengeite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dravite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Opal  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3318195,18234,182352353
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)818194,18200,18201,18207,18210,18213,18229,182312734
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4218193,18223708
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4218194,18201246
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3218194,18223544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61182232060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21018194,18201,18202,18205,18209,18213,18223,18228,18229,182315509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)818194,18197,18198,18204,18206,18219,18223,1822911547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6318194,18201,18231132
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7118194450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4418194,18202,18205,182235516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6218194,182311633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)218194,1823127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1918194,18195,18197,18201,18207,18208,18209,18210,18211,18212,18213,18214,18218,18223,18225,18229,18230,18231,182324979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1218194,18201,18202,18205,18209,18213,18218,18223,18228,18229,18231,182325707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21818194,18195,18201,18202,18205,18208,18209,18210,18211,18213,18214,18218,18223,18225,18228,18229,18230,1823127198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O318194,18213,182233531
Copper  (*)CopperCu518194,18201,18202,18229,182313846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181182231008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS218194,182314165
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O218194,1822943
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O618194,18195,18207,18228,18229,182312970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1181941027
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)118213648
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3118194,18195,18197,18198,18200,18201,18202,18203,18204,18206,18208,18209,18210,18211,18212,18213,18214,18215,18216,18217,18218,18219,18221,18223,18225,18227,18228,18229,18230,18231,1823224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1181947437
Graphite  (*)NoneC218193,181942812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O218194,182316890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311819414640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6218194,182311066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31182235433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61181942228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4418193,18213,18215,182285591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2318194,18229,18231987
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)218193,181941487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2718194,18195,18209,18213,18218,18228,1823112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2718194,18204,18210,18214,18223,18228,182305674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1182134924
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)218194,18223362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2318193,18194,1822317380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6118194254
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1181942994
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl218194,1821271
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21418194,18195,18201,18204,18208,18210,18214,18219,18223,18225,18228,18229,18230,1823139462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl718194,18200,18201,18210,18212,18213,182181725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21718193,18194,18195,18201,18204,18205,18210,18211,18213,18214,18215,18216,18218,18219,18223,18229,1823161156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10118201312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21182235614
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O218194,18231292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)218194,182296417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5218193,182231516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)318194,18214,182232473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1918194,18195,18198,18201,18202,18208,18209,18210,18211,18213,18214,18216,18219,18223,18225,18228,18230,18231,1823221482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41182231934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1181942045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2218193,182233337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO318194,18205,182131101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131181945317
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1182235251



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