Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wadnaminga Goldfield, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 25
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.1

mindat Locality ID: 159076
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-159076.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wadnaminga Goldfield, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Carver's Claim
Commodore Mine (Prince Albert; Dark Hill)
Frenchman Lode
New Milo Gold Mine
Oulnina Tower Mine
Taylor's Claim
Victoria Tower Mine
Wadnaminga Mine

Latitude: 32°33'31"S
Longitude: 140°19'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.558611111111,140.31777777778

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum
Diaspore	Halotrichite	Malachite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite	Talc	Tourmaline

Actinolite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Crocoite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Malachite ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Sideronatrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vanadinite ()*

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 Au B C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum
Diaspore Halotrichite Malachite Monazite Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite Talc Tourmaline

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	25	3.1	1	12653	3419
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	25	3.1	1	12656	3092
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	25	3.1	2	12654,12659	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	25	3.1	2	12656,12659	27198
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	25	3.1	1	12660	81
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	25	3.1	1	12655	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	25	3.1	1	12653	648
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	25	3.1	4	12654,12656,12659,12660	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	25	3.1	2	12656,12657	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	25	3.1	6	12653,12655,12656,12657,12658,12659	30554
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	25	3.1	1	12656	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	25	3.1	1	12657	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	25	3.1	1	12660	12537
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	25	3.1	1	12656	158
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	25	3.1	4	12654,12656,12659,12660	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	25	3.1	3	12656,12659,12660	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	25	3.1	1	12659	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	25	3.1	8	12653,12654,12655,12656,12657,12658,12659,12660	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	25	3.1	1	12653	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	25	3.1	2	12653,12657	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	25	3.1	1	12656	73
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	25	3.1	1	12660	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	25	3.1	1	12655	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	25	3.1	1	12654	2562
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	25	3.1	1	12659	605

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000993	Uranium mineralization in the Lake Frome area are hosted by paleovalleys and paleochannels which typically run north-south in the Eyre Formation.
Giersdorf_00000993b	Uranium mineralization in the Lake Frome area are hosted by paleovalleys and paleochannels which typically run north-south in the Eyre Formation.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000993	25	25	25-4			Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21
Giersdorf_00000993b	6	4	6-4			Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21
Giersdorf_00000994	5.3	3.1	5.3-3.1	U-Pb	coffinite, carnotite	Yes	U	159060	Northeast, South Australia, Australia	Lake Frome Area	Jaireth et al. (2010)	AN97_21

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