Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Benambra Sulphide Deposits (Benambra Copper Mines), Benambra, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 430
Youngest recorded age at locality: 430

mindat Locality ID: 293230
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-293230.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Benambra Sulphide Deposits (Benambra Copper Mines), Benambra, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Currawong Deposit
Wilga Deposit

Latitude: 36°59'49"S
Longitude: 147°53'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -36.996944444444,147.89888888889

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.

Arsenopyrite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite

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: As Au Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Copper None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Magnetite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	430	430	2	14058,14059	9052
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	430	430	2	14058,14059	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	430	430	2	14058,14059	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	430	430	1	14058	30554
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	430	430	1	14058	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	430	430	2	14058,14059	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	430	430	2	14058,14059	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	430	430	2	14058,14059	5317

2 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
	vms-00044	430	430	Silurian										S	239475	Currawong Deposit, Benambra Sulphide Deposits (Benambra Copper Mines), Benambra, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia	Currawong	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
	vms-00046	430	430	Silurian										S	239474	Wilga Deposit, Benambra Sulphide Deposits (Benambra Copper Mines), Benambra, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia	Wilga	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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