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Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Blackall-Tambo RegionRegion
QueenslandState
AustraliaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tambo407 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
341100
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341100:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Shire of Blackall; Shire of Tambo
Other Languages:
French:
Région de Blackall-Tambo, Queensland, Australie
German:
Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australien
Italian:
Regione di Blackall-Tambo, Queensland, Australia
Simplified Chinese:
布雷蔻坦波區政府, 昆士蘭州, 澳大利亚
Cebuano:
Blackall Tambo, State of Queensland
Swedish:
Blackall Tambo, Queensland, Australien


Established in 2008.
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Blackall-Tambo Region existed as two distinct local government areas:
- the Shire of Blackall
- the Shire of Tambo

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Precious Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Rolling Downs - Winton299.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Allaru14105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Tambo1105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Goodhallites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Brancoceratidae : Goodhallites105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Aucellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Buchiidae : Aucellina105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Inoceramus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Austrosaurus mckillopi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Cetiosauridae : Austrosaurus : Austrosaurus mckillopi105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Panopea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Inoceramus carsoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus carsoni105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Goodhallites goodhalli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Brancoceratidae : Goodhallites : Goodhallites goodhalli105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Myloceras auritulum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Labeceratidae : Myloceras : Myloceras auritulum105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Myloceras (Flindersites) baccatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Labeceratidae : Myloceras : Myloceras (Flindersites) baccatum105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Prohysteroceras richardsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Brancoceratidae : Prohysteroceras : Prohysteroceras richardsi105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Prohysteroceras angolaense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Brancoceratidae : Prohysteroceras : Prohysteroceras angolaense105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Aleteceras nautiloides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Labeceratidae : Aleteceras : Aleteceras nautiloides105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Prisodontopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Prisodontopsis105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackall-Tambo_Region
Wikidata ID:Q880682
GeoNames ID:7839560

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