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Locality Name:
Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 398
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 253873
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-253873.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bolton
Chinkapook
Lake Boga
Piangil
Swan Hill
Waitchie
Wemen

Latitude: 35°9'7"S
Longitude: 143°9'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -35.151944444444,143.15277777778
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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mo Na O P S Si Th Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArthuriteAtacamiteBerylBrucite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigenite
DufréniteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLeucophosphiteMalachiteMatlockiteMeta-autuniteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphofibritePyriteQuartzRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteTivaniteTopazTourmalineTurquoiseWarditeWavelliteWurtzite

71 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bleasdaleite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Cheralite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Cyrilovite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Geerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kidwellite  (*)Kunatite  (*)
Lakebogaite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metanatroautunite  (*)Meurigite-Na  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrodufrénite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Portlandite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pseudorutile  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Saléeite  (*)Sampleite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strengite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Ulrichite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Variscite  (*)
Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3983031146598803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23983031146592162
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3398303114659544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23983031146595509
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183983031146594286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl39830311465971
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3983031146591966
Bleasdaleite  (*)NoneCa2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)133983031146591
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O398303114659280
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O398303114659925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3983031146595707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS239830311465927198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O39830311465977
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)239830311465950
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl3983031146591382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3983031146593531
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O398303114659295
Copper  (*)CopperCu3983031146593846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3983031146594165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6398303114659310
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O39830311465960
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3983031146591027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16398303114659300
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)398303114659551
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F39830311465925
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3983031146592740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23983031146599617
Geerite  (*)NoneCu8S539830311465938
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O814653,14654,14655,14656,14657,14661,14662,146636890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl214654,146571398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O339830311465914640
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI398303114659180
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43983031146595591
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)39830311465953
Kunatite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O3983031146592
Lakebogaite  (*)NoneNaCaFe2H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O3983031146591
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O398303114659110
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)398303114659234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)239830311465912537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O398303114659388
Metanatroautunite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O3983031146598
Meurigite-Na  (*)Phosphofibrite[Na(H2O)2.5][Fe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7(H2O)4]3983031146597
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3983031146594924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23983031146595800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)398303114659945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2370.3361.111465917380
Natrodufrénite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O39830311465946
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O398303114659471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3983031146592994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3983031146592349
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)239830311465951
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)398303114659494
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4398303114659369
Pseudorutile  (*)TivaniteFe3+2Ti4+3O93982.6214659,1466530
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS239830311465939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO239830311465961156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5398303114659206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23983031146595614
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1039830311465995
Sampleite  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O39830311465940
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3983031146592705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3983031146596417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS39830311465921482
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O398303114659263
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23983031146591476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O3983031146591059
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O398303114659484
Ulrichite  (*)NoneCaCu(UO2)(PO4)2·4H2O3983031146591
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23983031146592718
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O398303114659301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O398303114659374


27 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
Kristen000001363.8361.8362.8±1Ar-Arcooling agemuscoviteS1A  Muscovite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000002366.9364.5365.7±1.2Ar-Arcooling agemuscoviteS4A  Muscovite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000003367.8366366.9±0.9Ar-Arcooling agebiotiteS1B    202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000004361.5359.5360.5±1Ar-Arcooling agek-feldsparS3B    202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000005371.7364.5368.1±3.6Ar-Arcooling agebiotiteS3A    202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000006370.3361.1365.7±4.6Ar-Arcooling agemuscoviteS6A  Muscovite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000007383371377±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite1.1  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000008385373379±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite1.2  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000009375363369±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite1.3  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000010352340346±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite1.4  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000011378366372±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite2.1  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000012391379385±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite2.2  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000013351339345±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite2.3  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000014315303309±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite2.4  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000015386374380±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite3.1  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000016398384391±7U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite3.2  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000017394382388±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite3.3  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000018377365371±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite4.1  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000019394382388±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite5.1  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000020368356362±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite5.2  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000021345333339±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite5.3  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000022381369375±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite5.4  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000023380368374±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite6.1  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000024389377383±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite6.2  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000025345333339±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite6.3  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
Kristen000026374362368±6U-Th-Pbcooling ageuraninite6.4  Uraninite  202Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaLake BogaMills et al. (2008)10.1080/08120090701769449AEJS55_281 
ree-00104662.6Tertiary        191835Mineral Sands Deposit, Wemen, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, AustraliaWemenOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070748Lake Boga Granite Quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R070748

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