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

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

mindat Locality ID: 126091
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126091.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Waiotahi Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°7'50"S
Longitude: 175°32'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.130555555556,175.54111111111

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.

Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Enargite	Epsomite
Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite
Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Enargite ()*
Epsomite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	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 C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Na O S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Na O S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Enargite Epsomite
Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite None Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite
Stibnite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	11	10	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	11	10	966
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	11	10	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	11	10	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11	10	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	11	10	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	11	10	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11	10	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	11	10	2600
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	11	10	910
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	11	10	484
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	11	10	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	11	10	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	11	10	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11	10	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	11	10	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	11	10	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	11	10	915
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	11	10	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	11	10	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	10	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	11	10	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	11	10	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	11	10	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	11	10	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							Yes		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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