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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

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Arsenic	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Brannerite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Prehnite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Wurtzite	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: 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:
Allophane Amphibole Arsenic Autunite Baryte Beryl Brannerite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Prehnite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Talc Titanite Tourmaline Wurtzite Zircon

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 name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	10651	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	336	324	4	10613,10615,10627,10639	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	336	324	6	10601,10606,10613,10616,10642,10646	2353
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			2	10620,10642	1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	10631	718
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	10627	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	10631,10634	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	10615	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			12	10601,10602,10605,10606,10614,10616,10619,10620,10622,10626,10635,10638	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	10631	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	10608	1935
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆			1	10627	248
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			6	10615,10627,10630,10642,10647,10651	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	10608	1184
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	10630,10631	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			5	10603,10615,10631,10634,10635	27198
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄			3	10614,10616,10619	321
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			2	10631,10635	3531
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	336	324	6	10601,10605,10613,10631,10637,10644	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	336	324	7	10605,10613,10637,10639,10642,10644,10647	1797
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	10631	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	10631	327
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	336	324	3	10613,10639,10642	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			5	10601,10606,10627,10631,10642	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	10615,10627	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			2	10616,10631	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	336	324	12	10613,10615,10616,10624,10625,10627,10630,10635,10636,10642,10647,10648	8173
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆			1	10627	414
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	10651	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	10631	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	10631	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	10631	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	10631	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	10630,10631	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	10605	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	10615,10627	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			4	10615,10616,10627,10635	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	10627	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	336	324	7	10605,10613,10615,10637,10640,10644,10649	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	10627	1271
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	10651	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			6	10608,10615,10620,10631,10635,10650	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			5	10627,10630,10631,10634,10635	12537
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂			1	10631	252
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	336	324	7	10613,10616,10626,10631,10632,10633,10651	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	10615	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	336	324	24	10601,10602,10603,10604,10606,10607,10608,10609,10610,10613,10614,10616,10617,10619,10620,10622,10627,10632,10633,10635,10638,10639,10642,10645	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	10631	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	10624,10636	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			4	10603,10615,10631,10634	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	10615,10631	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	336	324	32	10601,10603,10604,10605,10606,10607,10608,10609,10610,10613,10614,10615,10616,10617,10619,10622,10623,10624,10626,10627,10630,10631,10632,10633,10634,10638,10640,10641,10642,10645,10648,10650	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	336	324	5	10613,10615,10620,10627,10648	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈			2	10608,10651	353
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]			1	10631	129
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	10627,10650	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			6	10602,10616,10626,10630,10641,10642	2705
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	336	324	6	10613,10627,10630,10635,10638,10642	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	10631	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	10627	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			2	10615,10631	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	10642	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	10643	3337
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	10627	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	10627	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	336	324	6	10605,10613,10615,10619,10627,10648	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	10627	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	10627	890
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			3	10627,10642,10643	652
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	10615,10627,10642	5251

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
	Bradley_2012_094	336	324	330±6	U/Pb			zircon				Zircon			18806	Entia 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.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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