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Locality Name:
Huckitta Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia


mindat Locality ID: 295082
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-295082.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huckitta Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bruce's Copper Prospect
Huckitta Meteorite
Mount Mary
Plenty River Area

Latitude: 22°46'33"S
Longitude: 135°33'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.775833333333,135.56444444444
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: Al Au B Ba Be C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousBaryteBerylClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparIron
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzScacchiteSpinelTourmaline

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Chromite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lawrencite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Taenite  (*)Troilite  (*)Zaratite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11069211547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18310706,10709,107104286
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41106993902
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181106911008
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1106918173
Gold  (*)CopperAu11068930554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3210690,1069214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31106915433
Iron  (*)IronFe1106901089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4310692,10703,107105591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41106911507
Lawrencite  (*)ScacchiteFeCl211069030
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411069014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211068912537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1107084924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21010691,10694,10701,10702,10705,10706,10708,10709,10713,1071417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211068939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21510689,10691,10692,10694,10699,10701,10702,10704,10705,10706,10708,10709,10710,10713,1071461156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)410705,10708,10709,107102705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P110690374
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5210706,107131516
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)110690703
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1106901044
Zaratite  (*)AmorphousNi3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O11069056


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