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Locality Name:
Harry Creek Prospect (Harry Bore; Snake Well; Baldissera's Prospect; Iona), Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 259736
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-259736.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Harry Creek Prospect (Harry Bore; Snake Well; Baldissera's Prospect; Iona), Strangways Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°15'"S
Longitude: 134°4'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.25,134.08305555556
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: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylClayCorundumMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartz
SpinelStaurolite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Gedrite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20178
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)20223
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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