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Locality Name:
Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 511

mindat Locality ID: 248841
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248841.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Adelaide River
Batchelor

Latitude: 13°10'20"S
Longitude: 131°8'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.172222222222,131.13888888889

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Autunite
Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Compreignacite
Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Fluorite
Geocronite	Johannite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Medenbachite	Meneghinite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Schoepite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Ullmannite	Wurtzite	Zippeite	Zircon

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 As B Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Autunite
Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Compreignacite
Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Epsomite Fluorite
Geocronite Johannite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Medenbachite Meneghinite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phosphuranylite Pyrite Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Schoepite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Ullmannite Wurtzite Zippeite Zircon

93 IMA Minerals at location:

Aikinite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Compreignacite ()*	Copper ()*	Corkite ()*
Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Falkmanite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*
Greenockite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Johannite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Ludjibaite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Ningyoite ()*
Osarizawaite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Phosphuranylite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Reichenbachite ()*
Rutile ()*	Saléeite ()*	Schoepite ()*	Sellaite ()*	Siderite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Sklodowskite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorianite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranopilite ()*	Uranosphaerite ()*	Valentinite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zippeite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	10890	315
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2200	1800	2	10884,10891	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	10884	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2200	1800	2	10884,10891	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	10884	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	10884	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			3	10883,10885,10890	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	10884,10890	5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	10890	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2200	1800	3	10884,10890,10891	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	2200	1800	1	10891	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	10890	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	10884	1633
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄			1	10890	154
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2200	1800	1	10891	5171
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂			1	10884	94
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2200	1800	4	10882,10883,10884,10891	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			3	10884,10888,10890	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2200	511	5	10879,10884,10888,10890,10891	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			2	10882,10884	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	10884	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2200	1800	2	10884,10891	966
Compreignacite ()*	Compreignacite	K₂(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·7H₂O			1	10885	27
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	10888	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	2200	1800	1	10891	151
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	10884	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2200	1800	3	10884,10890,10891	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	10890	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	10884	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2200	1800	3	10884,10890,10891	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2200	1800	2	10884,10891	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	10884	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	10884	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	10885	484
Falkmanite ()*	None	Pb₃Sb₂S₆	2200	1800	1	10891	17
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	10880	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2200	511	4	10879,10884,10890,10891	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	2200	1800	1	10891	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	10880,10884	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	2200	1800	2	10884,10891	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	2200	1800	1	10891	717
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	10884	14640
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)			1	10884	111
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	2200	1800	1	10891	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	10884	2228
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O			1	10890	69
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	10884	5591
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)			1	10884	234
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄			2	10884,10890	249
Ludjibaite ()*	Medenbachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	10884	12
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2200	1800	1	10891	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			5	10882,10883,10884,10888,10890	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2200	1800	2	10884,10891	5674
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	2200	1800	1	10891	158
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	10885	388
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2200	1800	2	10884,10891	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	10884	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2200	511	3	10879,10884,10891	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)			1	10884	186
Ningyoite ()*	Rhabdophane	(U,Ca,Ce)₂(PO₄)₂·1-2H₂O			1	10885	33
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	10884	64
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2200	1800	3	10884,10890,10891	767
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O			1	10890	182
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	10884	170
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			2	10884,10890	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2200	511	7	10879,10884,10885,10888,10889,10890,10891	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2200	1800	3	10882,10884,10891	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2200	1800	2	10884,10891	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1129	511	4	10879,10882,10884,10890	61156
Reichenbachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	10884	26
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	10884	5614
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀			4	10883,10885,10889,10890	95
Schoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₄O(OH)₆(H₂O)₆			1	10890	94
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂			1	10880	46
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	10884	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄			1	10884	249
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O			1	10885	56
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2200	1800	4	10884,10889,10890,10891	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	2200	1800	1	10891	668
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2200	1800	1	10891	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	10884	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2200	1800	1	10891	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	10884	236
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	891	511	3	10879,10888,10890	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	10884	2562
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	2200	1800	1	10891	293
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	891	511	5	10879,10883,10885,10888,10889	2718
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O			1	10885	94
Uranosphaerite ()*	None	Bi(UO₂)O₂(OH)			1	10885	18
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	2200	1800	1	10891	369
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			2	10882,10884	1655
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄			1	10890	175
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	10884	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000711	Uranium mineralization in the Adelaide River mine is hosted by coarse grained wackes or quartz lithic arenites.
Giersdorf_00000727	Uranium mineralization in the Adelaide River mine is hosted by coarse grained wackes or quartz lithic arenites.
Giersdorf_00000728	Uranium mineralization in the Adelaide River mine is hosted by coarse grained wackes or quartz lithic arenites.

5 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	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
Giersdorf_00000711	891	511	701±190	U-Pb		high	uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	257661	Adelaide River Mine, Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia	Adelaide River Mine	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925	The higher age priority is due to the age being an the upper intercept age for an isochron carried out by the reference paper from laser ablation
Giersdorf_00000727	777	693	735±42	U-Pb			uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	257661	Adelaide River Mine, Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia	Adelaide River Mine	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925	Range of the ages for 16 testing sites on 5 uraninite grains on a sample from the Adelaide River
Giersdorf_00000728	1129	1009	1069±60	U-Pb			uraninite	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	257661	Adelaide River Mine, Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia	Adelaide River Mine	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925	Range of the ages for 16 testing sites on 5 uraninite grains on a sample from the Adelaide River
DeepDive-Co-0010	1800	1800	1800		age of D1 foldeing, ore was emplaced pre- to early D1						238894	Woodcutters Mine (Woodcutters), Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia	Woodcutters Pb-Zn-Ag base-metal deposit	Smolonogov and Marshall (1993)	10.1016/0169-1368(93)90028-W	OGR8_65	age of D1 foldeing, ore was emplaced pre- to early D1
sedznpb-00046	2200	1870	2200–1870								238894	Woodcutters Mine (Woodcutters), Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia	Woodcutters	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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