Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 11
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10

mindat Locality ID: 155846
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155846.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 32
Child Localities:
Alburnia Mine (Old Alburnia; New Alburnia)
Arrindell Mine
Bank Of England Mine
Bright Smile Mine
Caledonian Mine
Cambria Mine
Ethel Reefs Mine (Anchor)
Fame And Fortune Mine
Fortuna Mine (New Find)
Halcyon Mine (Karaka)
Kuranui Mine
Magnet Mine
Mangakirikiri Cinnabar Prospect
May Queen Mine
Moanataiari Extended Mine (Hidden Treasure)
Moanataiari Mine
Non Pareil Mine
Occidental Mine
Orlando Mine (Reliance)
Otanui Mine (Golden Phoenix)
Prince Imperial Mine
Queen Of Beauty Mine (Queen Of Sheba)
Reuben Parr Mine
Saxon Mine
Shortland Flat Mine
Shotover Mine
Thames Mine
Tookey Mine
Una Hill Mine (New Una)
Vanguard Mine
Waiotahi Mine
Waitangi Mine (Siam)

Latitude: 37°7'43"S
Longitude: 175°32'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.128611111111,175.54861111111

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	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite
Marcasite	Melanterite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Coloradoite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Dioptase ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Iridium ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lead ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Petzite ()*	Platinum ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb Pt S Sb Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Diaspore Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite
Marcasite Melanterite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite
Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

52 IMA Minerals at location:

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	11	10	0		2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	11	10	1	88476	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	11	10	1	88477	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11	10	1	88476	966
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	11	10	3	88459,88474,88476	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	11	10	0		3250
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	11	10	0		379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	11	10	4	88446,88458,88472,88476	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	11	10	0		2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11	10	7	88447,88448,88457,88459,88472,88476,88477	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	11	10	0		5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	11	10	1	88476	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	11	10	1	88476	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11	10	12	88446,88447,88448,88455,88457,88458,88460,88466,88472,88474,88476,88477	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	11	10	3	88458,88472,88476	2600
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	11	10	1	88477	169
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	11	10	1	88448	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	11	10	1	88457	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11	10	1	88457	651
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	11	10	0		164
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	11	10	6	88447,88448,88455,88457,88472,88476	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	11	10	0		8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	11	10	1	88476	484
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	11	10	3	88446,88457,88477	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	11	10	28	88446,88447,88448,88449,88450,88451,88452,88454,88455,88456,88457,88458,88459,88460,88461,88463,88464,88465,88466,88467,88468,88469,88471,88472,88474,88475,88476,88477	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	11	10	1	88476	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	11	10	1	88476	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	11	10	2	88459,88477	804
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	11	10	1	88467	162
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11	10	2	88457,88476	5591
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	11	10	0		192
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	11	10	1	88476	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	11	10	0		770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	11	10	4	88448,88458,88472,88476	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	11	10	1	88476	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	11	10	0		5800
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	11	10	1	88477	409
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	11	10	1	88467	485
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	11	10	0		733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	11	10	6	88446,88450,88451,88456,88472,88476	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	11	10	18	88447,88448,88450,88451,88452,88455,88456,88457,88458,88459,88460,88463,88466,88472,88474,88475,88476,88477	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	11	10	0		3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	11	10	1	88457	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	10	26	88446,88447,88448,88450,88451,88452,88455,88456,88457,88458,88459,88460,88461,88463,88464,88465,88466,88467,88468,88469,88471,88472,88474,88475,88476,88477	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	11	10	0		1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	11	10	0		969
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	11	10	1	88476	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	11	10	2	88446,88467	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	11	10	15	88446,88447,88448,88450,88452,88455,88456,88457,88460,88463,88466,88472,88474,88476,88477	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	11	10	9	88446,88450,88451,88452,88455,88458,88472,88474,88476	3418
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	11	10	1	88477	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	11	10	1	88476	5317

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
	PorphCu-00195	11	10	11–10									Alunite, Andalusite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	265414	Thames Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand	Thames	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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