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Locality Name:
Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 170
Youngest recorded age at locality: 128

mindat Locality ID: 15240
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15240.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°43'19"S
Longitude: 166°30'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -45.721944444444,166.50805555556
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 Be Ca Fe H Li Mg O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Fe H Li Mg O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBerylCorundumGarnetNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSpinelStaurolite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Beryl  (*)Corundum  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesiostaurolite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)317012802353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO517012801310
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1817012804286
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O317012801797
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61701280944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)17012801188
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21701280178
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO417012801507
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21701280238
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)StauroliteMg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)417012807
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2170128061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO217012805614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O417012801934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1701280978


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
Alexandra-0153170128170-128U-PbAge of metamorphismzircon   ZirconMagnesiostaurolite 15240Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland Region, New ZealandDusky SoundBrown (1996)10.1046/j.1525-1314.1996.06024.xJMG14_441Thus, in this southern region the transitionfrom low- to high-P metamorphism appears to have occurred between 170 and 128 Ma

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