Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Strathalbyn, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 521

mindat Locality ID: 27861
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27861.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Strathalbyn, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Angas Mine
Gemmell Road Rutile Deposit
Strathalbyn Mine (Strathalbyn North; Monster Lode)
Wheal Ellen

Latitude: 35°13'"S
Longitude: 138°54'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -35.216666666667,138.9125

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.

Acanthite	Allanite	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Garnet	Kobellite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stilbite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Analcime ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Na ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Epsomite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gold ()*
Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stilbite-Na ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chabazite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Garnet Kobellite Malachite Marcasite
Melanterite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stilbite Sulphur Tetrahedrite

43 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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	541	521	1	12401	2793
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	541	521	1	12399	706
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	541	521	1	12399	1627
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	541	521	1	12399	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	541	521	1	12402	1534
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	541	521	1	12399	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	541	521	2	12401,12402	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	541	521	1	12402	5509
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	541	521	1	12402	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	541	521	1	12399	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	541	521	2	12401,12402	4979
Chabazite-Na ()*	Chabazite	(Na₃K)[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O	541	521	1	12399	66
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	541	521	1	12402	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	541	521	3	12399,12401,12402	27198
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	541	521	1	12402	2970
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	541	521	1	12402	484
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	541	521	3	12399,12401,12402	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	541	521	3	12399,12401,12402	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	541	521	1	12402	192
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	541	521	2	12401,12402	30554
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	541	521	1	12399	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	541	521	1	12402	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	541	521	1	12402	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	541	521	1	12402	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	541	521	1	12402	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	541	521	1	12402	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	541	521	1	12399	2349
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	541	521	1	12399	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	541	521	3	12399,12401,12402	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	541	521	1	12401	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	541	521	3	12399,12401,12402	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	541	521	3	12400,12401,12402	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	12400	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	541	521	1	12399	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	541	521	1	12399	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	541	521	1	12399	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	541	521	3	12399,12401,12402	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	541	521	1	12402	978
Stilbite-Na ()*	Stilbite	Na₉(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	541	521	1	12399	15
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	541	521	1	12402	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	541	521	1	12402	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	541	521	1	12402	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	541	521	1	12402	5317

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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
	sedexmvt-00007	541	521	Early Cambrian		host rock age									195763	Angas Mine, Strathalbyn, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia	Angas	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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