Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Epsomite at Waikato Region, New Zealand

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 11Ma - 10Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00195	11	10		Alunite, Andalusite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	265414	Thames Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
AJES44_373-00021	7	7			Au	58422	Waihi, Hauraki District, Waikato Region, New Zealand	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373
Michelle_0031	0	0				15353	Broadlands (Ohaaki), Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand	Browne (1972)	AM57_1304
PorphCu-00195	11	10		Alunite, Andalusite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	265414	Thames Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
ree-00489	66	0				15237	Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189