Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zeehan Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 383
Youngest recorded age at locality: 359

mindat Locality ID: 147116
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-147116.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zeehan Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Boss Mine
Britannia Mine
Central Balstrup Mine
Comstock Mine (Zeehan Comstock)
Grieves Siding Prospect
Mariposa Mine
Montana Mine
Mt. Zeehan
Nike Mine (North Spray; Quigleys; Silver Queen Extended)
Oceana Mine
Oonah Mine
Queen Hill Prospect (Stormsdown)
Severn Deposit
Spray Mine
Sylvester Mine
Sylvester Skarn (Balstrup Fault)
Tasmanian Crown (Tasman Crown)
Tasmanian Smelting Company Site
Zeehan Queen Mine ("Sylvester-Queen")

Latitude: 41°53'54"S
Longitude: 145°19'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.898333333333,145.32111111111

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite
Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar	Gypsum	Hulsite	Kaolinite
Kieserite	Linarite	Marcasite	Mica	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tochilinite
Ullmannite	Vivianite	Xanthoconite	hauchecornite

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 B Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Fe H O Pb

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite
Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Copper Feldspar Gypsum Hulsite Kaolinite
Kieserite Linarite Marcasite Mica Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tochilinite
Ullmannite Vivianite Xanthoconite hauchecornite

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baileychlore ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brucite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Crocoite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Evansite ()*	Fraipontite ()*	Franklinite ()*
Galena ()*	Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hauchecornite ()*	Hendricksite ()*
Hinsdalite ()*	Hulsite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kegelite ()*	Lead ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Plumbogummite ()*
Plumbojarosite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Segnitite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szaibélyite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tochilinite ()*	Ullmannite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	383	359	2	13384,13387	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	383	359	1	13374	254
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	383	359	1	13378	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	383	359	2	13378,13388	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	383	359	1	13378	1588
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	383	359	1	13375	445
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	383	359	2	13384,13387	9052
Baileychlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Zn,Fe²⁺,Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	383	359	1	13378	16
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	383	359	2	13374,13384	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	383	359	1	13384	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	383	359	1	13384	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	383	359	2	13382,13387	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	383	359	2	13384,13387	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	383	359	1	13375	1633
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	383	359	1	13389	462
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	383	359	3	13384,13385,13386	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	383	359	2	13379,13388	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	383	359	3	13375,13384,13387	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	383	359	1	13388	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	383	359	1	13378	3902
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	383	359	1	13394	81
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	383	359	3	13373,13378,13389	9895
Evansite ()*	Amorphous	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆·8H₂O	383	359	1	13381	56
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	383	359	1	13378	49
Franklinite ()*	Spinel	ZnFe³⁺₂O₄	383	359	1	13378	52
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	383	359	14	13373,13375,13377,13378,13379,13380,13382,13383,13384,13385,13387,13388,13390,13394	24243
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O	383	359	1	13378	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	383	359	2	13378,13392	6890
Hauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉BiSbS₈	383	359	1	13375	27
Hendricksite ()*	Mica	KZn₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	383	359	1	13378	9
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	383	359	1	13394	82
Hulsite ()*	Hulsite	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	383	359	1	13389	15
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	383	359	1	13378	5591
Kegelite ()*	None	Pb₄Al₂Si₄O₁₀(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₄	383	359	1	13378	4
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	383	359	1	13392	192
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	383	359	1	13388	987
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	383	359	1	13373	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	383	359	3	13373,13378,13389	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	383	359	1	13387	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	383	359	1	13375	161
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	383	359	1	13374	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	383	359	1	13378	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	383	359	1	13375	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	383	359	1	13375	767
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	383	359	1	13394	170
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	383	359	1	13378	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	383	359	1	13375	309
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	383	359	1	13384	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	383	359	7	13373,13377,13378,13384,13385,13386,13387	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	383	359	1	13375	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	383	359	3	13383,13388,13394	1725
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	383	359	1	13384	84
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	383	359	1	13389	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	383	359	6	13377,13378,13382,13385,13387,13394	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	383	359	1	13390	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	383	359	1	13378	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	383	359	0		1153
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	383	359	0		134
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	383	359	7	13373,13375,13380,13382,13384,13385,13387	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	383	359	2	13378,13387	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	383	359	11	13373,13377,13378,13380,13383,13384,13385,13387,13388,13389,13390	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	383	359	3	13384,13385,13387	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	383	359	1	13387	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	383	359	1	13378	2045
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)	383	359	1	13389	87
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	383	359	2	13384,13387	5317
Tochilinite ()*	Tochilinite	6(Fe_0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)₂]	383	359	1	13389	56
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	383	359	2	13375,13388	293

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00019	383	359	Late Devonian											16479	Allison's Lode (Monroe's Mine ?), Comstock Mine (Zeehan Comstock), Zeehan Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Comstock	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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