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Barraba, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 22' 54'' South , 150° 37' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
New Mexico281 (2014)40.1km
Manilla2,081 (2012)41.8km
Dinoga179 (2018)46.2km
Kingstown134 (2013)49.4km
Bundarra462 (2012)49.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
68
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located some 90 kms North of Tamworth.

The area has numerous diatomite and asbestos deposits, most of which are no longer operative.

Often described as located in the New England Ranges - however this should not be included in the locality descriptor.

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51 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Cassiterite ?
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Coalingite
Formula: Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Huntite
Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hydrotalcite
Formula: Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Iron oxide'
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
'Limonite'
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.
Neptunite
Formula: KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
Description: Slansky and Glen indicate that the Neptunite from Woodsreef contains the highest amount of Fe ever reported in Neptunite and are very low in Mn.
Nsutite
Formula: (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
'Psilomelane'
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.
Pyroaurite
Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Silica'
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cassiterite ?4.DB.05SnO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Nsutite4.DB.15c(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Huntite5.AB.25CaMg3(CO3)4
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hydrotalcite5.DA.50Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Pyroaurite5.DA.50Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Coalingite5.DA.55Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Uvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Neptunite9.EH.05KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Silica'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Iron oxide'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
H PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
LiLithium
Li NeptuniteKNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
C HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NeptuniteKNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
O Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na NeptuniteKNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
MgMagnesium
Mg Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NeptuniteKNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S DigeniteCu9S5
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NeptuniteKNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti NeptuniteKNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mn Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe CoalingiteMg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe NeptuniteKNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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