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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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Mineral List

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

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: P. Sutton (1982) Mirabilite from south-western N.S.W, The Australian Mineralogist. 37: 200
Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Reference: P. Sutton (1982) Mirabilite from south-western N.S.W, The Australian Mineralogist.37: 200. P. Sutton (2004) Minerals from evaporative basins in the Mallee District, Murray Basin, south-eastern Australia. 10:1, 13-28
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
Reference: P. Sutton (2004) Minerals from evaporative basins in the Mallee District, Murray Basin, south-eastern Australia

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

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

List of minerals for each chemical element

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