Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hecla Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 358.9

mindat Locality ID: 132796
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132796.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hecla Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°50'45"S
Longitude: 145°27'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.845833333333,145.45694444444

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.

Bournonite	Chalcopyrite	Meneghinite	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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: As Bi Cu Fe Ni Pb S Sb Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Bi Cu Fe Ni Pb S Sb Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Bournonite Chalcopyrite Meneghinite None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Aikinite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Galena ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	419.2	358.9	315
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	419.2	358.9	1089
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	419.2	358.9	27198
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	419.2	358.9	344
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	419.2	358.9	24243
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	419.2	358.9	784
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	419.2	358.9	767
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	419.2	358.9	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	419.2	358.9	21482

2 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
	Cr-00044	419.2	358.9		Stratigraphy						Yes		Chromite, Stichtite	Cr	6729	Nevada Creek, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia		Reid (1925)		DMF1
	Cr-00045	419.2	358.9		Stratigraphy						Yes		Chromite, Stichtite	Cr	46481	Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia		Reid (1925)		DMF1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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