Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Forrestania Rubellite Pegmatite (Mount Hope Pegmatite), Mount Holland Pegmatite Field, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2644
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2608

mindat Locality ID: 12220
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12220.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Forrestania Rubellite Pegmatite (Mount Hope Pegmatite), Mount Holland Pegmatite Field, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°11'14"S
Longitude: 119°47'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -32.187222222222,119.79472222222
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 B Ba Be Bi C Cl Fe H Hf K Li Mn Na Nb O S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be Bi C Cl Fe H Hf K Li Mn Na Nb O S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBerylClayColumbiteFeldsparMatlockiteMicaNoneQuartzRutile
TourmalineZircon

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Elbaite  (*)Hafnon  (*)Kimrobinsonite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Thorite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2644260808803
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)26442608011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182644260804286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl26442608071
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22644260805171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6264426080518
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)264426080520
Hafnon  (*)ZirconHf(SiO4)26442608011
Kimrobinsonite  (*)NoneTa(OH)3(O,CO3)2644260802
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2644260804924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226442608017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226442608061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2644260802705
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO426442608053
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6264426080211
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2644260801006
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2626261405251


2 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
Kristen002498262626142620±6  zircon  YesZircon  240005Corinthia Gold Mine, Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCorinthia-Nevoria (Mount Hope)Tkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Kristen002499264426082626±18Sm/Nd albite, garnet  Yes  240005Corinthia Gold Mine, Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaCorinthia-Nevoria (Mount Hope)Tkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...