Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pinnacles Mine, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1703
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1690

mindat Locality ID: 5752
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5752.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pinnacles Mine, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°3'9"S
Longitude: 141°19'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.0525,141.32805555556

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Alunite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Beraunite	Berthierite
Bournonite	Brackebuschite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Corundum	Dufrénite	Feldspar	Garnet
Ilvaite	Löllingite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrochalcite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite
Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite	Wurtzite	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: Ag Al As Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H I K Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H I K Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Alunite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Beraunite Berthierite
Bournonite Brackebuschite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Corundum Dufrénite Feldspar Garnet
Ilvaite Löllingite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Natrochalcite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite
Tetrahedrite Ullmannite Wurtzite Zircon

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antimony ()*
Antlerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beraunite ()*
Berthierite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Dufrénite ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Falkmanite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Galena ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Ilvaite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kintoreite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Mawbyite ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrodufrénite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Spangolite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Strengite ()*
Tsumcorite ()*	Tsumebite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Willyamite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1703	1690	2793
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1703	1690	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1703	1690	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1703	1690	2734
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	1703	1690	363
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1703	1690	246
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1703	1690	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1703	1690	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1703	1690	5509
Beraunite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O	1703	1690	136
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	1703	1690	343
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1703	1690	413
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1703	1690	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1703	1690	1089
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	1703	1690	227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1703	1690	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1703	1690	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1703	1690	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1703	1690	1382
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	1703	1690	139
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1703	1690	180
Falkmanite ()*	None	Pb₃Sb₂S₆	1703	1690	17
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	1703	1690	163
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1703	1690	663
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1703	1690	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1703	1690	24243
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	1703	1690	170
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1703	1690	741
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1703	1690	82
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1703	1690	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	1703	1690	197
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	1703	1690	180
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1703	1690	784
Kintoreite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1703	1690	41
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1703	1690	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1703	1690	14899
Mawbyite ()*	Natrochalcite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	1703	1690	19
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	1703	1690	158
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	1703	1690	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1703	1690	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1703	1690	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1703	1690	17380
Natrodufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	1703	1690	46
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1703	1690	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1703	1690	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1703	1690	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1703	1690	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1703	1690	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1703	1690	5614
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1703	1690	1516
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	1703	1690	105
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1703	1690	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1703	1690	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1703	1690	978
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1703	1690	263
Tsumcorite ()*	Natrochalcite	PbZn₂(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	1703	1690	29
Tsumebite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)	1703	1690	32
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	1703	1690	293
Willyamite ()*	Cobaltite	CoSbS	1703	1690	25
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1703	1690	5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen002298	1703	1697	1700±3			5752	Pinnacles Mine, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia	Pinnacles Mine	O'Brien et al. (2015)	10.2113/econgeo.110.4.1027	EG110_1027
sedexmvt-00029	1695	1695	1695 Ma (Pb-Pb model age)	Pb-Pb model age		5752	Pinnacles Mine, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia	Pinnacles	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00041	1690	1690	1690			5752	Pinnacles Mine, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia	Pinnacles	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Kristen002299	1703	1697	1700±3		Yes	186665	Stirling Vale (Sterling Vale), Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia	Stirling Vale	O'Brien et al. (2015)	10.2113/econgeo.110.4.1027	EG110_1027

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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