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Locality Name:
Barewood Reefs, Hindon, Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 125
Youngest recorded age at locality: 125

mindat Locality ID: 246332
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-246332.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barewood Reefs, Hindon, Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°40'39"S
Longitude: 170°17'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -45.6775,170.28916666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperDiasporeKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNone
PharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibnite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212512503092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12512509052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2125125027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212512509895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS125125024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12512507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu125125030554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412512505591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2125125012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2125125017380
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1251250428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2125125039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2125125061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212512505614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12512504894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O12512501153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12512506417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS125125021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312512503418


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Jen_0001435125125125 age of mineralizationscheelite   Scheelite  246332Barewood Reefs, Hindon, Dunedin City, Otago Region, New ZealandBarewoodPoulin et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1500023CM54_1147 

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