Mineral Evolution Database

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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:
Kuaotunu, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand

mindat Locality ID: 15416
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15416.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kuaotunu, Coromandel Peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Arizona Mine (Bonanza; Keystone; Victory; Perseverence; Wheal Prosper)
Black Jack Mine
Great Mercury Mine
Handsworth Mine (Handsworth United)
Kapai-Vermont Mine
Maori Dream Mine
Red Mercury Mine
Try Fluke Mine
Waitaia Mine (New Waitaia)

Latitude: 36°44'13"S
Longitude: 175°44'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -36.736944444444,175.73361111111

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	Calcite	Copper	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	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: Al As Au C Ca Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Copper Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	88374	966
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	88380,88381	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	88374	27770
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	88380,88381	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9	88373,88374,88375,88376,88377,88378,88379,88380,88381	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	88374,88380,88381	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	88374,88380	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	88374,88380,88381	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	88380,88381	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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