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Locality Name:
Billy Springs Mine (Mount Fitton Mine; 23M; Good Luck Mine), Mount Fitton Homestead, Arkaroola Region (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 394
Youngest recorded age at locality: 390

mindat Locality ID: 8698
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8698.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Billy Springs Mine (Mount Fitton Mine; 23M; Good Luck Mine), Mount Fitton Homestead, Arkaroola Region (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°54'32"S
Longitude: 139°26'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.908888888889,139.44027777778
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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayCopperCovelliteDigeniteFluoriteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyrite
PyrochloreRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedrite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Willemite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)39439002734
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)63943900919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)239439005509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)394390027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)39439004979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O43943900352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S39439005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2394390027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O39439003531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS39439002600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)839439001756
Copper  (*)CopperCu39439003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS39439004165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S39439001027
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)3943900220
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF239439009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS394390024243
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O39439001689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O4394390073
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)639439001066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)639439002228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2394390012537
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl23943900142
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO23943900158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63943900477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2394390039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl39439001725
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)23943900454
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)39439006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg39439005186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)39439002473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS394390021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)3943900446
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)239439003337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1339439005317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)239439002562
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3943900890
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO43943900303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO439439001655


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
Bradley_2012_127394390392±2Ar/Ar muscovite  YesMuscovite  157410Arkaroola Region (Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary; Arkaroola Station), North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaArkaroola PegmMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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