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Locality Name:
Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1757
Youngest recorded age at locality: 682

mindat Locality ID: 277956
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-277956.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
7J Prospect
Austatom Prospect
Black Rock Prospect
Caramel (Caramill; Nabarlek 2 Prospect)
Hades Flat Prospect
Jabiluka Uranium Deposit
Koongarra Deposit
Ranger 4 Prospect
Ranger 68 Prospect
Ranger Mine (Ranger Uranium Mine)

Latitude: 12°31'10"S
Longitude: 132°57'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.519444444444,132.95416666667

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.

Alunite	Andalusite	Autunite	Brannerite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Fluorite
Johannite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Schoepite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Wölsendorfite	Zircon

Autunite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Coffinite ()*
Covellite ()*	Curite ()*	Dewindtite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dumontite ()*
Florencite-(La) ()*	Fourmarierite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Johannite ()*	Kasolite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Parsonsite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rabejacite ()*	Renardite ()*	Rutile ()*
Saléeite ()*	Sklodowskite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopilite ()*	Vandendriesscheite ()*	Wölsendorfite ()*	Wyartite ()*
Zircon ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K La Mg O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Andalusite Autunite Brannerite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Fluorite
Johannite Marcasite Mica None Phosphuranylite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Schoepite
Sphalerite Spinel Wölsendorfite Zircon

41 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
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1477	682	1	11037	1272
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	1757	1717	1	11042	248
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	11040	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1757	682	2	11037,11041	27198
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	1757	682	2	11037,11041	566
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1477	682	1	11037	4165
Curite ()*	None	Pb_3+x[(UO₂)₄O_4+x(OH)_3-x]₂·2H₂O	1757	870	2	11038,11041	51
Dewindtite ()*	Phosphuranylite	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₆O₄(PO₄)₄·12H₂O	1757	870	4	11038,11041,11042,11043	82
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1477	682	1	11037	9895
Dumontite ()*	None	Pb₂(UO₂)₃O₂(PO₄)₂·5H₂O	1757	1700	1	11041	20
Florencite-(La) ()*	Alunite	LaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	1477	682	1	11037	12
Fourmarierite ()*	Schoepite	Pb_1-xO_3-2x(UO₂)₄(OH)_4+2x·4H₂O	870	870	1	11038	61
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1757	682	3	11037,11038,11041	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1477	682	2	11037,11038	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1757	682	3	11037,11038,11041	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1757	682	2	11037,11041	14640
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	1757	1700	1	11041	69
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	870	870	1	11038	198
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1757	1717	2	11041,11042	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1477	682	1	11037	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1477	682	1	11037	5674
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1757	870	4	11038,11041,11042,11043	443
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1757	682	2	11037,11041	17380
Parsonsite ()*	None	Pb₂(UO₂)(PO₄)₂	1757	1700	1	11041	63
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1757	1717	2	11041,11042	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1757	682	2	11037,11041	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1477	682	2	11037,11038	61156
Rabejacite ()*	None	Ca₂[(UO₂)₄O₄(SO₄)₂](H₂O)₈	1757	1717	2	11041,11042	11
Renardite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·7H₂O	870	870	1	11038	7
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1477	682	1	11037	5614
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	1757	682	5	11037,11038,11041,11042,11043	95
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	1757	682	3	11037,11038,11042	56
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1477	682	1	11037	21482
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1757	1717	2	11041,11043	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1757	682	6	11036,11037,11038,11040,11041,11042	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	870	870	1	11038	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	1757	1717	1	11042	94
Vandendriesscheite ()*	None	Pb_1.6(UO₂)₁₀O₆(OH)₁₁·11H₂O	870	870	1	11038	52
Wölsendorfite ()*	Wölsendorfite	Pb₇(UO₂)₁₄O₁₉(OH)₄·12H₂O	870	870	1	11038	43
Wyartite ()*	None	CaU⁵⁺(UO₂)₂(CO₃)O₄(OH)·7H₂O	1757	1717	2	11041,11042	3
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1477	682	1	11037	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
EG82_857-1	`
Giersdorf_00000716	The Ranger mine is a uranium mine with two historically viable deposits.
Giersdorf_00000717	The Ranger mine is a uranium mine with two historically viable deposits.
Giersdorf_00000730	The Koongarra deposit is a uranium deposit found in northern Australia
Giersdorf_00000731	The Jabiluka deposit is a uranium deposit found in northern Australia

6 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	Age Notes
EG82_857-2	1477	1397	1437±40	207Pb/206Pb		whole rock	Look at table 3&4		Uraninite	U	41611	Jabiluka Uranium Deposit, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Jabiluka Deposit, Northern Territory, Australia	Ludwig et al. (1987)	10.2113/gsecongeo.82.4.857	EG82_857	Table 3,4
Giersdorf_00000731	822	682	822-682	U-Pb	The age of the Jabiluka sample is used as a reference to confirm the author's claims	uraninite		Uraninite	Uraninite	U	41611	Jabiluka Uranium Deposit, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Jabiluka Deposit	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925
Giersdorf_00000730	870	870	870	U-Pb	The age of the Koongarra sample is used as a confirmation tool as to the accuracy of the author's own findings	uraninite		Uraninite	Uraninite	U	41646	Koongarra Deposit, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Koongarra Deposit	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925	Upper intercept range for uraninite of the Koongarra
EG82_857-1	1757	1717	1737±20	207Pb/206Pb		whole rock	3/83		Uraninite	U	4622	Ranger Mine (Ranger Uranium Mine), Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Ranger Deposit, Northern Territory, Australia	Ludwig et al. (1987)	10.2113/gsecongeo.82.4.857	EG82_857	Fig. 8
Giersdorf_00000716	1700	1700	1700	U-Pb					Uraninite	U	4622	Ranger Mine (Ranger Uranium Mine), Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Ranger Mine	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925
Giersdorf_00000717	1712	1710	1711±1	U-Pb						U	4622	Ranger Mine (Ranger Uranium Mine), Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Ranger Mine	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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