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Locality Name:
Robertstown, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 26244
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26244.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Robertstown, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Blue Hole Mine (Apoinga Asbestos; Blue Success)
Fairview Quarry (Fairview Phosphate Workings; Lily Dora; Baldina)
Saint Elmo Mine (Carn Brea; St. Elmo)

Latitude: 33°52'55"S
Longitude: 139°4'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.881944444444,139.07388888889
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 Au C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AldermaniteAluniteApatiteAutuniteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeDufréniteGypsum
LeucophosphiteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltTalcThomsoniteTurquoise
VivianiteWarditeWavellite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Aldermanite  (*)Aurorite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Berlinite  (*)
Cacoxenite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)
Fluellite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kingite  (*)
Leucophosphite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metanatroautunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Minyulite  (*)
Natrodufrénite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Strelkinite  (*)Talc  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aldermanite  (*)Aldermanite[Mg(H2O)6][Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2(OH)6]·H2O1122285
Aurorite  (*)NoneMn2+Mn4+3O7·3H2O11222822
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1122281272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21122295509
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)11222828
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O112228280
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6112228310
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O11222860
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21122299895
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O112228139
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O11222840
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1122282740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1122287437
Gold  (*)CopperAu11222930554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1122286890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1122281398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311222814640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH112228367
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61122282228
Kingite  (*)NoneAl3(PO4)2F2(OH)·7H2O11222812
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O112228110
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211222912537
Metanatroautunite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O1122288
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O112228443
Minyulite  (*)NoneKAl2(PO4)2F·4H2O11222831
Natrodufrénite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O11222846
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211222939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2212228,1222961156
Strelkinite  (*)NoneNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2·6H2O1122288
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21122283337
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O112228452
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O112228484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O112228301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O112228636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O112228374


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