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Locality Name:
Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 385
Youngest recorded age at locality: 379

mindat Locality ID: 253874
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-253874.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 40

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Colbinabbin
Cornella
Corop
Rochester
Rushworth
Toolleen

Latitude: 36°34'31"S
Longitude: 144°48'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -36.575277777778,144.80388888889

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 B Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAragoniteArsenopyriteAxiniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparGypsumMicaMilleriteNonePharmacosideritePrehnitePyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStilbiteTitaniteXanthoconite

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Polydymite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stellerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Titanite  (*)Trechmannite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Xanthoconite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1135088803
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1135083250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS385379213505,135499052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61135082060
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2113508260
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O113505150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)213508,1351011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61135081633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11350827770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O113508925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2213505,1350827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1135083531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81135081756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1135081025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS113506966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1135054165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1135088173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)113505551
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11350624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)213508,135107437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3853793513505,13513,13514,13515,13516,13517,13518,13519,13520,13521,13522,13523,13524,13525,13526,13527,13528,13529,13530,13531,13532,13533,13534,13535,13536,13537,13538,13539,13540,13541,13542,13543,13544,13545,1354930554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1135086890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311350814640
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)11350557
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4113506359
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1135061066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211350817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1135082994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS113506767
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4113506131
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21135081898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3113506733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2385379413505,13508,13510,1354939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21135103106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21913508,13513,13517,13520,13522,13523,13524,13525,13526,13527,13531,13532,13535,13538,13540,13542,13543,13544,1354561156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1135054894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1135051153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1135086417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4113506249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11350821482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O113508189
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4113506586
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1135084899
Trechmannite  (*)NoneAgAsS21135067
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4113506380
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS311350689



1 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
Scott-OGR13_299-0005385379382±340Ar-39Arage of mineralizationsericiteT1   Au192374Toolleen Goldfield, Toolleen, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, AustraliaToolleenFoster et al. (1998)10.1016/S0169-1368(97)00020-6OGR13_299 


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