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Locality Name:
Ambalindum Station, Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges), Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 336
Youngest recorded age at locality: 324

mindat Locality ID: 294957
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-294957.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ambalindum Station, Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges), Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia": 51
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 47

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Coggan Bore
Entia Valley
Harding Springs
Mount Brady
Mount Mabel
Spriggs Creek Bore (Spriggs Bore)

Latitude: 23°10'"S
Longitude: 135°6'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.166666666667,135.10305555556

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleArsenicAutuniteBaryteBerylBranneriteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TalcTitaniteTourmalineWurtziteZircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Matildite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Sapphirine  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21106513419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)336324410613,10615,10627,106398803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3336324610601,10606,10613,10616,10642,106462353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)210620,106421036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2110631718
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1106271272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2210631,106345509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11061511547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181210601,10602,10605,10606,10614,10616,10619,10620,10622,10626,10635,106384286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1106311966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31106081935
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6110627248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)610615,10627,10630,10642,10647,1065127770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1106081184
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S210630,106315707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2510603,10615,10631,10634,1063527198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4310614,10616,10619321
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O210631,106353531
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18336324610601,10605,10613,10631,10637,106441008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3336324710605,10613,10637,10639,10642,10644,106471797
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3110631802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2110631327
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)336324310613,10639,10642481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6510601,10606,10627,10631,106424135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2210615,106279895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6210616,10631944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3363241210613,10615,10616,10624,10625,10627,10630,10635,10636,10642,10647,106488173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6110627414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21106519617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4110631445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11063124243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2110631178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1106317437
Gold  (*)CopperAu210630,1063130554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31106051544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3210615,1062714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3410615,10616,10627,106355433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41106275591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4336324710605,10613,10615,10637,10640,10644,106491507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1106271271
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1106511487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4610608,10615,10620,10631,10635,1065014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2510627,10630,10631,10634,1063512537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2110631252
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)336324710613,10616,10626,10631,10632,10633,106514924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21106155800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23363242410601,10602,10603,10604,10606,10607,10608,10609,10610,10613,10614,10616,10617,10619,10620,10622,10627,10632,10633,10635,10638,10639,10642,1064517380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21106312273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2210624,106361898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2410603,10615,10631,1063439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8210615,106319056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23363243210601,10603,10604,10605,10606,10607,10608,10609,10610,10613,10614,10615,10616,10617,10619,10622,10623,10624,10626,10627,10630,10631,10632,10633,10634,10638,10640,10641,10642,10645,10648,1065061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2336324510613,10615,10620,10627,106485614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8210608,10651353
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]110631129
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)210627,106504894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)610602,10616,10626,10630,10641,106422705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5336324610613,10627,10630,10635,10638,106421516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1106312473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31106271214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS210615,1063121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41106421934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21106433337
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2110627236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1106271006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O336324610605,10613,10615,10619,10627,106484899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21106272718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O110627890
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O310627,10642,10643652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)310615,10627,106425251



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Bradley_2012_094336324330±6U/Pb zircon   Zircon  18806Entia Valley, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range (Harts Ranges; Hartz Range; Hartz Ranges), Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia[Entia Gneiss Cplx]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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