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Tara Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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A county in far south west NSW on the borders of Victoria and South Australia.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘMirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Moorna Sandstone82.588 - 0.781 Ma (Pleistocene)
Moorna115.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dasyuridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Antechinus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : Antechinus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Dasyuroides
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : Dasyuroides2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Perameles
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Peramelemorphia : Peramelidae : Perameles5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Thylacoleo
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Thylacoleonidae : Thylacoleo3.6 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Macropodidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae3.6 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Macropus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Macropus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Macropus (Petrogale)
subgenus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Macropus : Macropus (Petrogale)5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Potorous
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Potoroidae : Potorous5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Protemnodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Protemnodon5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Lasiorhinus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Vombatidae : Lasiorhinus5.333 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Phascolonus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Vombatidae : Phascolonus3.6 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Diprotodontidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Diprotodontidae3.6 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Diprotodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Diprotodontidae : Diprotodon5.333 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Rodentia
order		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Muridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae3.6 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
Macropus goliah
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Macropus : Macropus goliah0.781 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dasyurus hallucatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : Dasyurus : Dasyurus hallucatus2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Glaucodon ballaratensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : Glaucodon : Glaucodon ballaratensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Sarcophilus moornaensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dasyuromorphia : Dasyuridae : Sarcophilus : Sarcophilus moornaensis2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Sthenurus andersoni
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Sthenurus : Sthenurus andersoni0.781 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sthenurus murrayi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Sthenurus : Sthenurus murrayi0.781 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sthenurus tindalei
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Sthenurus : Sthenurus tindalei2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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