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Locality Name:
Jabiluka Uranium Deposit, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1477
Youngest recorded age at locality: 682

mindat Locality ID: 41611
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41611.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jabiluka Uranium Deposit, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 12°30'"S
Longitude: 132°55'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.5,132.925

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.

Alunite	Autunite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Fluorite	Marcasite	Mica
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Zircon

Autunite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Florencite-(La) ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Saléeite ()*	Sklodowskite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Uraninite ()*
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: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K La Mg O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K La Mg O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Autunite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Fluorite Marcasite Mica
None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Zircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1477	682	1272
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1477	682	27198
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	1477	682	566
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1477	682	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1477	682	9895
Florencite-(La) ()*	Alunite	LaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	1477	682	12
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1477	682	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1477	682	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1477	682	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1477	682	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1477	682	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1477	682	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1477	682	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1477	682	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1477	682	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1477	682	5614
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	1477	682	95
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	1477	682	56
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1477	682	21482
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	822	682	2718
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1477	682	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000731	The Jabiluka deposit is a uranium deposit found in northern Australia

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
	EG82_857-2	1477	1397	1437±40	207Pb/206Pb			whole rock	Look at table 3&4				Uraninite	U	41611	Jabiluka Uranium Deposit, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Jabiluka Deposit, Northern Territory, Australia	Ludwig et al. (1987)	10.2113/gsecongeo.82.4.857	EG82_857	Table 3,4
	Giersdorf_00000731	822	682	822-682	U-Pb	The age of the Jabiluka sample is used as a reference to confirm the author's claims		uraninite				Uraninite	Uraninite	U	41611	Jabiluka Uranium Deposit, Kakadu, West Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Jabiluka Deposit	Chipley et al. (2007)	10.2138/am.2007.2226	AM92_1925

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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