Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hauraki District, Waikato Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 7

mindat Locality ID: 15241
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15241.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hauraki District, Waikato Region, New Zealand": 57
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 50

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Karangahake
Paeroa
Waihi
Waihi Beach
Waikino (Owharoa)
Waitekauri
Wharekirauponga

Latitude: 37°22'19"S
Longitude: 175°48'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.371944444444,175.80111111111

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	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum
Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Polybasite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite
Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	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 Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Bi Cl Pb S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corrensite Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum
Kaolinite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Polybasite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite
Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aguilarite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Corrensite ()*
Cotunnite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Inesite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Krennerite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Naumannite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pararealgar ()*	Polybasite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rectorite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rozenite ()*
Rutile ()*	Saponite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tosudite ()*	Zircon ()*

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	7	7	15	88241,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88251,88252,88253,88257,88259,88264,88274,88279,88284	2793
Aguilarite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₄SeS	7	7	5	88249,88253,88257,88262,88264	87
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	7	7	1	88264	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	7	7	7	88243,88245,88246,88247,88261,88264,88292	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	7	7	2	88261,88284	966
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			4	88249,88250,88251,88257	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	7	7	5	88250,88264,88284,88296,88297	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	7	7	3	88261,88263,88284	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	88284	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	7	7	0		1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			7	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247,88257,88284	5516
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr			2	88246,88247	227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	7	25	88243,88244,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88251,88252,88253,88254,88257,88259,88261,88262,88263,88264,88271,88284,88287,88288,88290,88291,88292,88294	27770
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	7	7	1	88268	352
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	88284	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			8	88241,88243,88245,88246,88250,88253,88257,88288	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	7	7	18	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88252,88253,88257,88261,88262,88263,88264,88284,88288,88296,88297	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	7	7	0		1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			2	88242,88274	2600
Corrensite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Ca,Na,K)_1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)₉(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₁₀·nH₂O	7	7	5	88261,88262,88264,88284,88291	49
Cotunnite ()*	None	PbCl₂	7	7	0		54
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			11	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247,88250,88253,88257,88288,88296,88297	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			3	88284,88296,88297	453
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	7	7	1	88261	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			2	88296,88297	1027
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O			1	88241	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			4	88249,88250,88251,88257	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	7	7	10	88243,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88264,88288,88290,88292	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7	7	16	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88252,88253,88257,88261,88262,88263,88264,88284,88288	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			5	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	7	34	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88251,88252,88253,88254,88257,88259,88261,88262,88263,88264,88265,88267,88269,88270,88276,88278,88279,88280,88283,88284,88285,88289,88291,88293,88294,88296,88297	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	88284	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	88250	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	7	7	7	88268,88284,88287,88290,88291,88296,88297	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	7	7	9	88246,88249,88250,88251,88253,88257,88258,88259,88262	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	7	7	1	88261	5433
Inesite ()*	None	Ca₂Mn²⁺₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂·5H₂O	7	7	1	88264	50
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	88284	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	7	7	11	88242,88250,88261,88262,88263,88264,88284,88288,88292,88296,88297	5591
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	7	7	1	88260	111
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			3	88287,88290,88291	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	7	7	2	88261,88284	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	7	7	8	88249,88253,88257,88262,88263,88264,88274,88284	5674
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	7	7	1	88264	51
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	7	7	1	88264	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	7	7	4	88261,88284,88296,88297	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			4	88287,88290,88291,88294	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	7	7	21	88243,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88252,88253,88261,88262,88263,88264,88284,88287,88288,88290,88291,88292,88294,88296,88297	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	88284	128
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	7	7	2	88262,88264	192
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	7	7	1	88261	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	88244	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	7	7	1	88268	511
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	7	7	1	88268	57
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	88284	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	88288,88292	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			2	88252,88284	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	7	7	30	88241,88243,88244,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88252,88253,88257,88259,88261,88262,88263,88264,88268,88271,88274,88279,88284,88287,88288,88289,88290,88291,88292,88294,88296,88297	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	88284	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	7	7	5	88250,88263,88264,88284,88297	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	7	35	88241,88242,88243,88244,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88251,88252,88253,88254,88257,88259,88261,88262,88263,88264,88268,88271,88274,88276,88279,88283,88284,88285,88287,88288,88291,88292,88293,88294,88296,88297	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	7	7	1	88268	712
Rectorite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Na,Ca)Al₄(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·2H₂O	7	7	1	88261	49
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			10	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88251,88253,88257	1711
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	7	7	1	88268	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	88284	5614
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	7	7	1	88261	301
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	7	7	1	88268	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			6	88249,88250,88251,88253,88257,88284	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			10	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88251,88257,88284	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7	7	16	88241,88243,88245,88246,88247,88249,88250,88252,88253,88257,88261,88262,88263,88264,88284,88288	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	7	7	1	88268	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	7	7	1	88264	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	88284	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			1	88250	275
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	7	7	3	88253,88262,88284	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	7	7	2	88264,88284	4899
Tosudite ()*	Corrensite Clay	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₈O₁₈(OH)₁₂·5H₂O	7	7	1	88261	36
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	7	7	2	88261,88284	5251

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
	AJES44_373-00021	7	7	7										Au	58422	Waihi, Hauraki District, Waikato Region, New Zealand	Waihi	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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