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Locality Name:
Ballarat Mine (Woolshed Gully), City Of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 457
Youngest recorded age at locality: 453

mindat Locality ID: 303272
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-303272.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ballarat Mine (Woolshed Gully), City Of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°35'29"S
Longitude: 143°51'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.591388888889,143.85555555556

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	Clay	Copper	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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 As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Kaolinite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	457	453	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	457	453	9052
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	457	453	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	457	453	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	457	453	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	457	453	5591
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	457	453	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	457	453	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	457	453	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	457	453	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	457	453	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	457	453	21482

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
	Scott-OGR13_299-0004	457	453	455±2	40Ar-39Ar	age of mineralization		sericite	BH-BE-1		Yes			Au	274525	City Of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Ballarat East	Foster et al. (1998)	10.1016/S0169-1368(97)00020-6	OGR13_299

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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