Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Zircon at Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 109.1Ma - 80Ma 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
Giersdorf_00000779	109.1	108.7	Muscovite	Muscovite		15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000780	96	80	Orthoclase	Orthoclase		15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433

Locality age (prioritized)

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Giersdorf_00000752	110	108	297120	Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000758	111.8	109.6	296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000763	101.1	99.3	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000772	100.5	100.3	15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Giersdorf_00000745	127.1	122.9			296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000746	107.6	104.6			296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000747	98.5	97.9	Muscovite	Muscovite	296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000748	98.2	97.2	Muscovite	Muscovite	296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000749	90	81	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000750	114	114			297120	Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000751	112	110			297120	Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000753	100	100			297120	Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000754	102.2	100			297120	Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000755	97	97	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	297120	Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000759	100.5	98.9	Muscovite	Muscovite	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000761	100	100			15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000762	99.7	99.1			15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000765	96	94	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000766	98	98	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000767	102.5	102.5	Muscovite	Muscovite	15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000768	102.5	102.1	Muscovite	Muscovite	15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000770	100	100			15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000771	100.3	99.3			15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000775	97	97	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000776	97	90	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000777	93	93	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000778	109	109	Muscovite	Muscovite	15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000779	109.1	108.7	Muscovite	Muscovite	15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000780	96	80	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000781	99	96	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000782	96.6	96.2	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000783	103	103	Muscovite	Muscovite	15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000784	108.3	107.7	Muscovite	Muscovite	15243	Hawks Crag, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433

Locality age (deprioritized)

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Giersdorf_00000756	145	140	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	297120	Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000757	150	95			296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000760	99	77			15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000764	195	68	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000769	81	81			15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000773	503	138	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433
Giersdorf_00000774	90	50	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15355	Mispickel Creek, Westport, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Spell et al. (2000)	T19_433