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Locality Name:
Womobi Mine, Thologolong, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 408
Youngest recorded age at locality: 392

mindat Locality ID: 46171
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46171.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Womobi Mine, Thologolong, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°58'7"S
Longitude: 147°24'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -35.968611111111,147.4
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 Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Si U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Si U W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicBlöditeChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCovelliteFluoriteGypsumKieserite
MicaMolybdeniteNoneQuartzScheeliteStarkeyiteStibniteTopaz

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ilesite  (*)Jôkokuite  (*)Koechlinite  (*)
Manganoblödite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Russellite  (*)
Saléeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Szmikite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi40839201966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S340839201935
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2408392027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS40839204165
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF240839209617
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O40839206890
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)4083920469
Ilesite  (*)StarkeyiteMn2+(SO4)·4H2O40839209
Jôkokuite  (*)ChalcanthiteMn2+(SO4)·5H2O40839207
Koechlinite  (*)NoneBi2MoO6408392039
Manganoblödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mn(SO4)2·4H2O0002
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS240839205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2408392017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2408392061156
Russellite  (*)NoneBi2WO6408392040
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10408392095
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)40839204894
Szmikite  (*)KieseriteMn(SO4)·H2O408392014
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F240839201476


1 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
Mo-00254408392 Rb-Sr, K-Ar     Koechlinite, MolybdeniteMo46171Womobi Mine, Thologolong, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia Price et al. (1983); Ramsay and Vandenberg (1986)   

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