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Locality Name:
Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 42301
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42301.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Andamooka Ranges
Emmie Prospect
Ironstone Lagoon
Pernatty Lagoon
Punt Hill Region
Roxby Downs

Latitude: 31°10'39"S
Longitude: 137°13'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.1775,137.21722222222
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 As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyrite
AtacamiteBaryteBastnäsiteBranneriteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCobaltite
CopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMatlockiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteMonazite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVivianiteVolborthite
WurtziteZircon

125 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Altaite  (*)
Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anilite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calaverite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Coloradoite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Eriochalcite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iodargyrite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kawazulite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nukundamite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roxbyite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Safflorite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sellaite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sideronatrite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)
Stromeyerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)Tellurium  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Volynskite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S16005411127132793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2212694,127103419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1600541212694,127138803
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)160054111271369
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe1600541112713489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6112688966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21600541212691,127132162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31127101534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1600541212703,127131588
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4160054111271388
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21600541212691,127133092
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs1600541112713379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1600541212710,127139052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3630630212702,12703544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2630630212702,127035509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1600541412691,12700,12702,1271311547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1600541112713304
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl160054111271371
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi16005411127131966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31600541212703,127131935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41600541712691,12702,12703,12705,12708,12710,127135516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O61600541112713248
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)1600541112713115
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)66306301127031633
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21600541112713361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1600541212710,1271327770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S41600541512694,12703,12705,12708,12713154
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO216005411127135171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)16005411127131252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1600541712691,12702,12703,12705,12708,12710,127135707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21600541812691,12694,12702,12703,12705,12708,12710,1271327198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O630630212702,127033531
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe1600541112713281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1600541212710,12713966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O1600541112713566
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe1600541112713169
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O630630112703382
Copper  (*)CopperCu16005411127133846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O316005411127131797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1600541412702,12703,12705,127134165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61600541112713310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1600541212702,127132970
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1600541112713481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4630630112703651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1600541312702,12703,127131027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61127104135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161600541312702,12703,12713300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21600541312698,12699,127139895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2630630112703246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41600541112713910
Eriochalcite  (*)NoneCuCl2·2H2O63063011270313
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1600541112713814
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2112710129
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6160054111271373
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1600541212710,127132740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21600541312691,12710,127139617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1600541312703,12710,1271324243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS630630112703131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1600541312694,12702,127137437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1600541212710,1271330554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31127101544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1600541712688,12692,12700,12701,12702,12703,127136890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1600541212701,127131398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O630630112703409
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6112710741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316001572512691,12694,12700,12710,1271314640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1600541112713804
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1600541112713367
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS41600541112713142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O316005411127135433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI630630112703180
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41600541312688,12702,127135591
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se160054111271332
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O1600541112713149
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4630630112703249
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21600541112713762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41600541412691,12694,12712,1271314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2630630412698,12699,12702,1270312537
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO160054111271373
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe21600541112713207
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS216005411127135800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1600541112713945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21600541512691,12694,12710,12712,1271317380
Nukundamite  (*)NoneCu3.4Fe0.6S463063011270316
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O412688,12689,12690,126952994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)16005411127132349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS112710767
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6630630112703158
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21600541112713409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21600541712691,12694,12702,12703,12710,12712,1271339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21127003106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S816005411127139056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21600541712691,12694,12700,12703,12710,12712,1271361156
Roxbyite  (*)NoneCu9S5160054111271327
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216005411127135614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs21600541112713317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1600541212710,127134894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)16005411127132705
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF2160054111271346
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1600541212691,127136417
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O63063011270373
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4630630112703249
Silver  (*)CopperAg1600541212710,127135186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1600541312703,12710,1271321482
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28160054111271373
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1600541112713332
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1600541112713589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1600541112713232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21127103337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe1600541112713190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te31600541112713276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131600541212703,127131803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1600541312702,12703,127131101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131600541212703,127135317
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO21600541112713236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1600541212710,127131006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1600541212710,127134899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21600541212694,127132718
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O112699155
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe2160054111271364
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS31600541312703,12710,12713297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO46306301127031655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1600541112713939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1600541312691,12710,127135251
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl160054111271386


4 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
sedcu-00035630630U. Proterozoic       Cu65Mount Gunson Copper Mines (Pernatty Lagoon - Mount Gunson Cu Deposits), Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, AustraliaMount GunsonCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
DeepDive-Co-0023158815881588        11726Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia Nash (1981)http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr81166?currow=1605USGSOFR81-166 
PR238_129_0001160015721586 ± 14Pb-Pbmineralizationhematite   Hematite  11726Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, AustraliaOlympic DamCiobanu (2013) PR238_129 
ree-000251600541Middle Proterozoic - 1500 Ma        11726Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, AustraliaOlympic DamOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100013Cattle Grid Deposit (Cattlegrid; ML5599), Mount Gunson Copper Mines (Pernatty Lagoon - Mount Gunson Cu Deposits), Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R100013

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