Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 393

mindat Locality ID: 5781
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5781.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°24'19"S
Longitude: 145°47'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -31.405277777778,145.79694444444

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Dervillite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite
Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nadorite	Nickeline
None	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stilpnomelane
Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Dervillite Diaspore Digenite Enargite
Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nadorite Nickeline
None Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stilpnomelane
Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Argentojarosite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beudantite ()*	Blixite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chursinite ()*
Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dervillite ()*	Digenite ()*
Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epsomite ()*
Eugenite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hidalgoite ()*	Imiterite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lanarkite ()*	Laurionite ()*	Luanheite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mendipite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nadorite ()*	Philipsbornite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Roxbyite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tripuhyite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Yarrowite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	419	393	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	419	393	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	419	393	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	419	393	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	419	393	3092
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	419	393	58
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	419	393	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	419	393	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	419	393	413
Blixite ()*	None	Pb₈O₅(OH)₂Cl₄	419	393	7
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	419	393	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	419	393	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	419	393	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	419	393	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	419	393	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	419	393	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	419	393	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	419	393	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	419	393	1382
Chursinite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺Hg²⁺(AsO₄)	419	393	4
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	419	393	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	419	393	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	419	393	4165
Dervillite ()*	Dervillite	Ag₂AsS₂	419	393	4
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	419	393	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	419	393	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	419	393	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	419	393	180
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	419	393	910
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	419	393	484
Eugenite ()*	None	Ag₁₁Hg₂	419	393	17
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	419	393	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	419	393	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	419	393	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	419	393	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	419	393	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	419	393	14640
Hidalgoite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆	419	393	57
Imiterite ()*	None	Ag₂HgS₂	419	393	17
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	419	393	5591
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	419	393	97
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)	419	393	49
Luanheite ()*	None	Ag₃Hg	419	393	17
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	419	393	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	419	393	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	419	393	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	419	393	5674
Mendipite ()*	None	Pb₃O₂Cl₂	419	393	17
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	419	393	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	419	393	17380
Nadorite ()*	Nadorite	PbSb³⁺O₂Cl	419	393	18
Philipsbornite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	419	393	51
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	419	393	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	419	393	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	419	393	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	419	393	61156
Roxbyite ()*	None	Cu₉S₅	419	393	27
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	419	393	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	419	393	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	419	393	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	419	393	21482
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	419	393	73
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	419	393	668
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	419	393	446
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	419	393	456
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	419	393	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	419	393	5317
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	419	393	66
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	419	393	2718
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈	419	393	70

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
	sedexmvt-00015	419	393	Early Devonian		host rock age									5781	Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia	Elura	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
	sedznpb-00022	419	393	Early Devonian											5781	Endeavor Mine (Elura Mine), Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia	Elura	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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