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Locality Name:
Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand


mindat Locality ID: 15495
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15495.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Hill 267
Kopeka Valley
North Red Head
Oban
Silvertown
Tin Range

Latitude: 46°57'1"S
Longitude: 167°53'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -46.950277777778,167.89166666667
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: Ag Al Au B Be Bi Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleBerylClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
KaoliniteMatlockiteMicaMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteSpinel
StibniteTopazTourmalineZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Copper  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1881122793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1881038803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181881054286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl18810371
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31881031935
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2388102,88113,881145171
Copper  (*)CopperCu1881023846
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1881148173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21881039617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4288113,88114445
Gold  (*)CopperAu288102,8811430554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318810314640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3288101,881125433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41881105591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4688101,88103,88109,88111,88112,8811414899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2388101,88103,881125800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2288101,8811317380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2488101,88103,88108,8811239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2588101,88103,88106,88112,8811361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2288101,881145614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1881124894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1881052705
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2288113,881141476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)388101,88103,881145251


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