Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mount Bischoff Mine (Mt Bischoff Mine), Waratah, Waratah District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 186
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Bischoff Mine (Mt Bischoff Mine), Waratah, Waratah District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Fook's Lode
Slaughteryard Face
Summit Face

Latitude: 41°25'54"S
Longitude: 145°31'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.431666666667,145.52527777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl
Bournonite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copiapite
Copper	Corundum	Cylindrite	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Humite	Kaolinite	Ludwigite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Palygorskite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Tungstite	Vivianite	Wagnerite	Wavellite	Weberite	Wollastonite
Xanthoconite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti W Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl
Bournonite Brucite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copiapite
Copper Corundum Cylindrite Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum
Halotrichite Humite Kaolinite Ludwigite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Palygorskite Phenakite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Talc
Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Tungstite Vivianite Wagnerite Wavellite Weberite Wollastonite
Xanthoconite Zircon

119 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bavenite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*
Ferroaluminoceladonite ()*	Fluoborite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Foitite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Franckeite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hambergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hisingerite ()*
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Isokite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Luinaite-(OH) ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Morinite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Norbergite ()*	Olenite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*
Phenakite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prosopite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sellaite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvite ()*	Talc ()*	Teallite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorianite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Tungstite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Vonsenite ()*	Wagnerite ()*	Wavellite ()*
Weberite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0		8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	0		1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	0		3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0		3250
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	0		379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	13252	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0		2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	0		11547
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	13252	255
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	0		606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	13252	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	0		413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	0		1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	0		1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	13251	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	13251	1089
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	0		462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0		27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	13253	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	13252	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	0		285
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	0		3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	0		1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	0		236
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	0		382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	0		3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	0		1797
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	0		2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	0		481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	0		9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		648
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	0		944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	0		551
Ferroaluminoceladonite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺AlSi₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	13252	3
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	0		52
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	0		2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	13252	9617
Foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		75
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	0		1188
Franckeite ()*	Cylindrite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9	1	13252	52
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	0		445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	13252	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0		30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		188
Graphite ()*	None	C	0		2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0		6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	0		1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	0		409
Hambergite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)	0		81
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	0		1689
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	0		144
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂Al₂F₆(H₂O)	0		56
Isokite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(PO₄)F	0		22
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	2	13251,13252	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		5591
Luinaite-(OH) ()*	Tourmaline	(Na, )(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄	1	13252	9
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	13252	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	0		12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	0		5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	0		5800
Morinite ()*	None	NaCa₂Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)F₄·2H₂O	0		22
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	0		1236
Norbergite ()*	Humite	Mg₃(SiO₄)F₂	0		37
Olenite ()*	Tourmaline	NaAl₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃O₃(OH)	0		24
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0		2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	0		306
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	0		326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	0		2273
Prosopite ()*	None	CaAl₂F₄(OH)₄	0		39
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	0		733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	13252	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	0		3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		771
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	0		84
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	13252	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	0		5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	0		1153
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂	1	13252	46
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	0		6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	0		1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	0		2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	13252	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	0		668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	0		3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	0		2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	0		275
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		3337
Teallite ()*	Arsenolamprite	PbSnS₂	0		33
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	0		5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	0		236
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0		4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	13252	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		2562
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	0		118
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	13252	636
Vonsenite ()*	Ludwigite	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	0		62
Wagnerite ()*	Wagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)F	0		61
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	0		374
Weberite ()*	Weberite	Na₂MgAlF₇	0		13
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	0		1247
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	0		939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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