Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 454
Youngest recorded age at locality: 432

mindat Locality ID: 253875
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-253875.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia": 140
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 119

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Bendigo
California Gully
Costerfield
Crusoe Goldfield
Fosterville Goldfield
Heathcote
Johnsons Reef
Kangaroo Flat
Knowsley Reef
Marong
Mount Camel
Neilborough
Neilborough East Gold Field
Quarry Hill
Raywood
Redcastle
Redesdale
Shelbourne
Shelbourne East
Whipstick Forest

Latitude: 36°45'52"S
Longitude: 144°22'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -36.764444444444,144.3775

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Millerite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurostibite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*
Gold ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Malachite ()*	Millerite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Senarmontite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stilpnomelane ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Winchite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copper Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Mica Millerite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilpnomelane Talc Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

50 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	13861	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	454	432	2	13811,13861	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	13900	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	454	432	4	13811,13815,13828,13850	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	13836	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	13942	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	454	437	11	13811,13828,13835,13836,13850,13855,13869,13876,13879,13884,13886	9052
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂			1	13835	73
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	13865,13867	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	13836,13862	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	13850	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			3	13834,13836,13850	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	454	432	6	13815,13828,13836,13861,13867,13942	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	13900	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	454	432	12	13811,13828,13836,13846,13850,13855,13869,13872,13874,13875,13876,13900	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	13868	3902
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	13865	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	13867	1797
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	13836	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	13865	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	13867	481
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	13900	9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	13836	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	454	432	8	13811,13836,13850,13855,13864,13891,13900,13948	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	13861	286
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	444	432	91	13811,13812,13813,13814,13815,13816,13818,13819,13820,13821,13822,13823,13824,13825,13826,13827,13828,13829,13830,13831,13833,13835,13836,13837,13838,13839,13841,13842,13843,13844,13846,13850,13855,13861,13869,13870,13872,13873,13874,13875,13876,13877,13879,13880,13881,13884,13885,13886,13889,13890,13891,13894,13895,13896,13897,13902,13904,13905,13907,13908,13909,13910,13911,13915,13917,13918,13919,13920,13921,13922,13923,13924,13925,13926,13927,13928,13929,13930,13931,13932,13933,13934,13935,13936,13937,13939,13940,13946,13947,13948,13950	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	13862	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			4	13834,13861,13868,13941	1487
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	13865,13867	12537
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	13900	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	454	432	2	13811,13867	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	13900	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	13900	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	444	432	23	13811,13828,13835,13836,13846,13850,13855,13861,13872,13875,13876,13877,13879,13880,13881,13884,13885,13886,13887,13889,13890,13900,13946	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	454	432	3	13828,13836,13900	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	454	432	43	13811,13815,13816,13820,13821,13828,13835,13840,13841,13850,13855,13861,13862,13864,13869,13872,13873,13874,13875,13876,13877,13879,13880,13881,13884,13885,13886,13887,13889,13890,13895,13900,13907,13908,13909,13921,13923,13927,13946,13947,13948,13949,13950	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	13862	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	13863	4894
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃			1	13834	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	13834,13850	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	13864,13869	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	454	432	5	13811,13828,13836,13850,13891	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	13861	1934
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	13840	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			13	13834,13835,13836,13838,13840,13841,13842,13844,13850,13855,13869,13891,13939	3418
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	13861	456
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	13868	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	13850	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	13850	5317
Winchite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	13861	51

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
Emily000002	444	432	438±6	Re-Os					Pyrite		198	Bendigo, City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	Bendigo	Arne et al. (2001)	10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1455	EG96_1455
Emily000004	450.3	441.1	445.7±4.6								198	Bendigo, City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	Bendigo	Arne et al. (2001)	10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1455	EG96_1455
Emily000005	444	432	438±6						Gold	Au	198	Bendigo, City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	Bendigo	Arne et al. (2001)	10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1455	EG96_1455
Emily000006	451	437	444±7	Re-Os		arsenopyrite	B-2	Arsenopyrite	Arsenopyrite		198	Bendigo, City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	Bendigo	Arne et al. (2001)	10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1455	EG96_1455
Emily000007	454	440	447±7	Re-Os		arsenopyrite	B-6	Arsenopyrite	Arsenopyrite		198	Bendigo, City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	Bendigo	Arne et al. (2001)	10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1455	EG96_1455
Scott-OGR13_299-0002	441	437	439±2	40Ar-39Ar	age of mineralization	sericite	LS94-13			Au	198	Bendigo, City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	Bendigo	Foster et al. (1998)	10.1016/S0169-1368(97)00020-6	OGR13_299
Emily000001	441	437	439±2						Gold	Au	99768	Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo, City Of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	Central Deborah Mine	Arne et al. (2001)	10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1455	EG96_1455

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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