Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ethiudna Main Shaft (Block 7116; Cobalt Nickel And Copper Mining Syndicate; Ethiudna Wollastonite; Lady Katherine; Mc 9726; New Year Gift; New Years Gift), The Ethiudna Mines, Mt Victor Plumbago Station, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 25
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.1

mindat Locality ID: 259418
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-259418.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ethiudna Main Shaft (Block 7116; Cobalt Nickel And Copper Mining Syndicate; Ethiudna Wollastonite; Lady Katherine; Mc 9726; New Year Gift; New Years Gift), The Ethiudna Mines, Mt Victor Plumbago Station, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°2'59"S
Longitude: 139°50'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.049722222222,139.83777777778

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	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Cobaltite	Corundum	Löllingite	Malachite	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Wollastonite

Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Quartz ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Violarite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mo Ni O Pb S Si U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mo Ni O Pb S Si U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Cobaltite Corundum Löllingite Malachite Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Quartz Rocksalt Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Wollastonite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	25	3.1	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	25	3.1	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	25	3.1	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	25	3.1	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	25	3.1	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	25	3.1	966
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	25	3.1	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	25	3.1	14640
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	25	3.1	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	25	3.1	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	25	3.1	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	25	3.1	5800
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	25	3.1	1512
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	25	3.1	61156
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	25	3.1	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	25	3.1	21482
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	25	3.1	890
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	25	3.1	380
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	25	3.1	1247

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000993	Uranium mineralization in the Lake Frome area are hosted by paleovalleys and paleochannels which typically run north-south in the Eyre Formation.
Giersdorf_00000993b	Uranium mineralization in the Lake Frome area are hosted by paleovalleys and paleochannels which typically run north-south in the Eyre Formation.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000993	25	25	25-4			Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21
Giersdorf_00000993b	6	4	6-4			Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21
Giersdorf_00000994	5.3	3.1	5.3-3.1	U-Pb	coffinite, carnotite	Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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