Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 133602
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133602.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia": 115
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 108

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Allans Clay Pit
Barraba
Brown And Kellys Rhodonite Deposit
Chinamans Hill
Crow Mountain
Den Manganese Mine
Giants Den Tin Mine
Great Serpentinite Belt
Manganese Mountain
Manilla
Manilla River Alluvial Gold Deposit
Manilla Scheelite Mine (Jerrys Creek Scheelite Deposit; Crow Mountain Scheelite Deposit)
Mount Lowry Rhodonite Deposit
Namoi Tops
Red Hill Clay Pit
Roseneath Rhodonite Deposit
Roseneath South Manganese Deposit
Split Rock Dam Quarry
Spring Valley Rhodonite Deposit
Tamworth
Teatree Creek Deep Lead
Teatree Creek Deep Lead 2
Warrabah Rhodonite Deposit
Watsons Creek Nature Reserve

Latitude: 30°36'22"S
Longitude: 150°51'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -30.606111111111,150.85027777778

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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aphthitalite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Braunite	Brucite	Calcite	Cerchiaraite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cubanite	Digenite	Epidote
Feldspar	Garnet	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Milarite	Molybdenite
Neptunite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pectolite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rhodonite	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	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: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Aphthitalite Arsenopyrite Baryte Braunite Brucite Calcite Cerchiaraite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Cubanite Digenite Epidote
Feldspar Garnet Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica Milarite Molybdenite
Neptunite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pectolite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Ramsdellite Rhodonite Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Wurtzite

81 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Birnessite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Braunite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerchiaraite-(Mn) ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Coalingite ()*	Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cubanite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Forsterite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hollandite ()*	Huntite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*
Iwateite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Maghemite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mangano-ferri-eckermannite ()*	Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Namansilite ()*	Nambulite ()*
Neotocite ()*	Neptunite ()*	Noelbensonite ()*	Nsutite ()*	Opal ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyroaurite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Serandite ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sugilite ()*	Talc ()*
Tephroite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1	6465	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	6407	8803
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	6407	718
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	6407	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	8	6361,6365,6366,6382,6394,6395,6397,6441	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	6377,6398,6405	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	6465	11547
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	1	6443	178
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	6441	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	6377	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	6465	483
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	6407	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	21	6365,6366,6369,6374,6377,6379,6383,6390,6394,6395,6396,6397,6398,6405,6407,6416,6417,6426,6427,6430,6431	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	3	6441,6457,6458	5171
Cerchiaraite-(Mn) ()*	Cerchiaraite	Ba₄Mn³⁺₄(Si₄O₁₂)O₂(OH)₄Cl₂[Si₂O₃(OH)₄]	1	6465	2
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	6377,6398,6405,6437,6441	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	8	6360,6368,6373,6403,6404,6407,6433,6442	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	6398	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	6360,6407,6409,6410	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	6443	1756
Coalingite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₁₀Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₂₄·2H₂O	2	6360,6407	27
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	6377	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	6443	227
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	6443	599
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	6377	802
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	6377	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	6407	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	6407	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	2	6407,6452	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	6437,6444	8173
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	6407	1188
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	46	6361,6363,6365,6366,6367,6370,6374,6376,6377,6379,6381,6382,6383,6385,6390,6391,6394,6395,6396,6397,6401,6402,6403,6408,6415,6416,6417,6418,6421,6422,6423,6424,6425,6426,6427,6430,6431,6432,6434,6435,6437,6438,6448,6453,6466,6467	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	6407	1544
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	1	6465	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5	6377,6398,6405,6407,6441	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	6443	243
Huntite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaMg₃(CO₃)₄	1	6407	69
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	6407	341
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	6407	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	1	6442	154
Iwateite ()*	Aphthitalite	Na₂BaMn(PO₄)₂	1	6465	2
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	7	6362,6369,6371,6384,6386,6400,6459	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	6443	581
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	6407	359
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	6441	229
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	6	6399,6406,6407,6419,6429,6439	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	6377,6398,6405,6407	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	6377,6392,6398,6405	12537
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	6465	4
Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mn²⁺₂Mn³⁺₃)Si₈O₂₂O₂	1	6465	3
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	6377	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	6441	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	6377,6407,6430,6437,6441	17380
Namansilite ()*	None	NaMn³⁺Si₂O₆	1	6465	8
Nambulite ()*	Rhodonite	LiMn²⁺₄Si₅O₁₄(OH)	1	6465	12
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	1	6465	186
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	1	6407	49
Noelbensonite ()*	None	BaMn³⁺₂Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O	1	6465	6
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	1	6360	121
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	6407	2994
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	6369,6417,6420,6426	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	27	6361,6363,6365,6366,6370,6374,6377,6379,6381,6382,6383,6390,6394,6395,6397,6398,6402,6405,6407,6422,6423,6426,6427,6431,6435,6437,6441	39462
Pyroaurite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	1	6407	89
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	5	6369,6380,6411,6415,6420	3106
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	1	6443	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	6377	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	68	6361,6363,6365,6366,6367,6369,6370,6374,6375,6377,6379,6380,6381,6382,6383,6388,6390,6392,6393,6394,6395,6396,6397,6398,6402,6405,6407,6408,6411,6413,6415,6416,6417,6418,6420,6421,6422,6423,6424,6425,6426,6427,6430,6431,6432,6434,6435,6437,6438,6439,6440,6441,6443,6444,6447,6448,6449,6450,6454,6455,6457,6460,6461,6463,6465,6468,6471,6473	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	19	6411,6413,6436,6440,6443,6445,6447,6449,6450,6455,6460,6461,6463,6465,6468,6470,6471,6472,6473	969
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	6454	4894
Serandite ()*	Pectolite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1	6465	38
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1	6441	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	6377,6398,6405	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	6407	1934
Sugilite ()*	Milarite	KNa₂Fe³⁺₂(Li₃Si₁₂)O₃₀	1	6465	15
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	6407,6452	3337
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	2	6443,6465	240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	6377	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	6377	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	6441	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	6407	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	6360	1395

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-30	Woods Mine (Wood's Rhodonite Mine), Tamworth, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-30

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