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Zircon from
Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2494 Ma
Minimum recorded age:1580 ± 5 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
11854 ± 7 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
21594 ± 7 MaCalymmian - U-Pb
31668 ± 5 MaStatherian - 207Pb/206 Pb
41851 ± 2 MaOrosirian -
51730 MaStatherian - U-Pb
61852 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
71704 ± 3 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
81610 ± 9 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
91849 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
101703 ± 3 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
111605 ± 3 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
121849 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
131705 ± 3 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
141602 ± 4 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U_Pb
151851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
161685 ± 3 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
171850 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
181693 ± 4 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
191852 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
201594 ± 7 MaCalymmian - SHRIMP U-Pb
211852 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
221682 ± 9 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
231852 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
241683 ± 3 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
251607 ± 7 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
261850 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
271750 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
281850 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
291750 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
301851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
311788 ± 8 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
321851 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
331710 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
341851 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
351688 ± 6 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
361851 ± 4 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
371700 to 1695 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
381851 ± 4 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
391672 ± 7 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
401851 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
411647 ± 8 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
421651 ± 8 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
431851 ± 2 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
441657 ± 4 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
451851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
461655 ± 4 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
471851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
481642 ± 5 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
491851 ± 4 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
501850 to 1830 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP U-Pb
511851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
521597 ± 3 MaCalymmian - SHRIMP U-Pb
531851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
541596 ± 3 MaCalymmian - SHRIMP U-Pb
551851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
561591 ± 5 MaCalymmian - SHRIMP U-Pb
571851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
581710 MaStatherian - SHRIMP U-Pb
592494 MaSiderian - SHRIMP U-Pb
601851 ± 3 MaOrosirian - SHRIMP QGNG
611580 ± 5 MaCalymmian - SHRIMP U-Pb
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Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65030
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65030:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Zircon in this Region
CBH Rasp Mine (Rasp Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Birch BH Book
 
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