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Locality Name:
Northern Midlands Municipality, Tasmania, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 290839
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-290839.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Northern Midlands Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Avoca District
Avoca-Royal George District
Campbell Town
Cressy
Poatina
Relbia
Rossarden District

Latitude: 41°44'26"S
Longitude: 147°24'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.740555555556,147.40805555556

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 As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArgyroditeArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBeryl
BournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCompreignaciteCopperCorundumCubanite
DiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteKaňkiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSchoepiteSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteTetrahedriteTopazTourmalineTripliteWurtzite

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Compreignacite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuprotungstite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Glauberite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ianthinite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaňkite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lead  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schoepite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Strengite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Threadgoldite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21131923092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)213174,131903250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS213192,131949052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1131961272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)213190,1319211547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18213192,131934286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi313192,13194,131951966
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31131921089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)513172,13177,13181,13187,1319227770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS611319491
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2713175,13176,13179,13192,13193,13194,131955171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O213179,13192925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2313179,13194,1319527198
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O11319627
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181131921008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3113194802
Cuprotungstite  (*)NoneCu2+3(WO4)2(OH)211319567
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2213185,131929895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1131922740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2313192,13194,131969617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS313192,13194,1319524243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3113183504
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2113192137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1131837437
Gold  (*)CopperAu213176,1317830554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O213175,131956890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3213192,1319514640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)113192469
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O11319631
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61131922228
Kaňkite  (*)KaňkiteFe3+(AsO4)·3.5H2O11319238
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4213183,131905591
Lead  (*)CopperPb113178192
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411319414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211317912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2213192,131955674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2213192,13195252
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)213193,131944924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21131925800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2313192,13194,1319517380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1131742994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1131942349
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O113196144
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O113192309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2613177,13179,13185,13192,13194,1319539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8213192,131959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2613176,13179,13181,13192,13194,1319561156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1131921711
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)213192,131954894
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)611319694
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1131792705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)213174,131926417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS313192,13194,1319521482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4213192,13195668
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O113179263
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13213185,131925317
Threadgoldite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)·8H2O1131969
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2213179,131921476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O213179,131961059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F113192233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21131962718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O113196890



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