Orroroo, Orroroo/Carrieton, State of South Australia, Australia

Alternative Names:	Orroroo, Orroru, Оррору
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
Region:	Orroroo/Carrieton, State of South Australia, Australia
Latitude:	32° 44' 3" S
Longitude:	138° 36' 50" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-32.73438,138.61392
Köppen climate type:	BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Population:	632 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:	2064063
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2064063:9
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Walloway Diapir, Walloway, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 36' 0" S	138° 34' 59" E	15.2km (9.5 miles)
Fullartons mine (Fullartons claims; Eurelia), Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 33' 8" S	138° 35' 7" E	20.4km (12.7 miles)
Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 33' 11" S	138° 33' 42" E	20.7km (12.9 miles)
Kimberlite FBS4, Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 31' 30" S	138° 31' 29" E	24.7km (15.4 miles)
Copper Claim (Anesbury mine), Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 31' 32" S	138° 29' 8" E	26.1km (16.2 miles)
Burnt Pussy Mine, Dawson, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia	32° 46' 57" S	138° 54' 29" E	28.0km (17.4 miles)
Oladdie Mine, Carrieton, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 28' 29" S	138° 39' 11" E	29.1km (18.1 miles)
Oladdie Barytes Mine (Oladdie), Carrieton, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 28' 23" S	138° 38' 53" E	29.2km (18.1 miles)
Kimberlite FBS5, Carrieton, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 28' 29" S	138° 30' 59" E	30.2km (18.8 miles)
Mannanarie, Northern Areas Council, South Australia, Australia	33° 2' 38" S	138° 37' 6" E	34.4km (21.4 miles)
Carrieton, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 25' 22" S	138° 31' 49" E	35.5km (22.1 miles)
Kimberlite FBS3, Hammond, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	32° 33' 30" S	138° 15' 44" E	38.3km (23.8 miles)
Melrose Mine, Melrose, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	32° 49' 54" S	138° 10' 18" E	42.7km (26.5 miles)
Mount Remarkable Mine, Melrose, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	32° 50' 31" S	138° 10' 0" E	43.5km (27.0 miles)
Mt Grainger goldfield, Dawson, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia	32° 46' 59" S	139° 4' 59" E	44.2km (27.5 miles)
Penn Mine, Dawson, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia	32° 50' 50" S	139° 4' 33" E	45.0km (28.0 miles)
Oodla Wirra, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia	32° 52' 57" S	139° 3' 43" E	45.0km (28.0 miles)
Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	32° 43' 51" S	138° 7' 36" E	45.6km (28.3 miles)
Rhondda Mine, Moockra, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	32° 22' 38" S	138° 22' 9" E	45.8km (28.5 miles)
Bendleby Mine, Belton, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 20' 49" S	138° 47' 2" E	45.9km (28.5 miles)
Charlton Mine, Wirrabara, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	33° 1' 19" S	138° 15' 6" E	46.6km (28.9 miles)
Baroota Nob mine, Baroota, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	32° 52' 31" S	138° 5' 14" E	51.7km (32.1 miles)
Boolcunda Manganese Mine (Prouts; Sa Manganese; South Australian Manganese Mine), Moockra, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	32° 16' 19" S	138° 24' 51" E	54.7km (34.0 miles)
Boolcunda Manganese Mine, Moockra, District Council of Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia	32° 16' 21" S	138° 24' 41" E	54.8km (34.0 miles)
Great Gladstone Mine, Quorn, Flinders Ranges Council, South Australia, Australia	32° 28' 32" S	138° 6' 52" E	54.9km (34.1 miles)
Terowie South 02 dyke, Terowie, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia	33° 10' 33" S	138° 54' 44" E	56.5km (35.1 miles)
Terowie South 01 pipe, Terowie, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia	33° 10' 36" S	138° 54' 40" E	56.5km (35.1 miles)
Hicks Quarry, Gladstone, Northern Areas Council, South Australia, Australia	33° 13' 21" S	138° 23' 15" E	58.3km (36.2 miles)
Miers Mine (Mears Mine; Meers Mine), Belton, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	32° 12' 59" S	138° 43' 6" E	58.4km (36.3 miles)
Dead Dog Creek, Terowie, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia	33° 7' 9" S	139° 2' 29" E	58.5km (36.4 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Australia	Country
Adelaide Superbasin, Australia	Basin
Delamerian Orogen, Australia	Orogen
South Australia, Australia	State
District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia	Local Government Area
Australian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Adelaide Rift Complex, South Australian Craton, Australian Plate	Orogenic Belt

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Australia, South Australia, Orroroo/Carrieton	15.8.951.0.0.0

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