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Locality Name:
Marlborough Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 15427
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15427.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marlborough Region, New Zealand": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Mahakipawa Goldfield (Cullensville; Cullen Creek)
Marlborough Sounds
Middlehurst Station
Muzzle Station (Clarence River)
Onamalutu Valley
Top Valley Goldfield
Upcot Station
Wairau Valley
Wakamarina Goldfield (Canvastown)
Ward

Latitude: 41°38'24"S
Longitude: 173°36'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.64,173.61305555556
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 As Au B Ba C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Sb Si Ti V W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba Fe H Mg O P V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeArsenoliteArsenopyriteAuricuprideAxiniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetIronMalachiteMarcasite
MicaNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzScheeliteSerpentineSpinelStibniteStilpnomelaneTalcTitaniteVivianite

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Awaruite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Barićite  (*)Bariosincosite  (*)Bobierrite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cowlesite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Offretite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Wairauite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22992521875923419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O62992521875821022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)299252387590,87592,875958803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O299252287580,875861627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32992521875881534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22992521875923092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2992521875881036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2992521875779052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62992521875952060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe299252187588166
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2299252187592260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22992521875765509
Barićite  (*)Vivianite(Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2·8H2O29925207
Bariosincosite  (*)NoneBa(VO)2(PO4)2·4H2O29925204
Bobierrite  (*)VivianiteMg3(PO4)2·8H2O299252017
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)299252687577,87580,87581,87586,87590,8759227770
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4299252187577352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2992521875765707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2299252487576,87590,87592,8759527198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42992521875883902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4299252187588951
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2992521875921025
Copper  (*)CopperCu299252287576,875883846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2992521875764165
Cowlesite  (*)NoneCa(Al2Si3)O10·5-6H2O299252287580,8758684
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2992521875762970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62992521875884135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)299252387590,87592,875958173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2992521875881188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)299252287577,875807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2992521187570,87571,87572,87573,87575,87577,87578,87584,87589,87590,8759230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2992521875922812
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2299252187595209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O329925218758014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32992521875955433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2299252187595179
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2299252187577230
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4299252187588359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4299252387576,87588,8759514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)229925218757612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2299252287577,875925674
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O299252187586425
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2299252387577,87590,8759217380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O299252287580,875861236
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O299252287580,87586146
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22992521875921898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2299252787577,87581,87588,87589,87590,87592,8759539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8299252587576,87577,87590,87592,875959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2299252787577,87580,87581,87586,87589,87590,8759261156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)299252487584,87589,87590,875924894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O299252187586390
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3299252187577179
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32992521875921214
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32992521875773418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O299252287590,87592456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22992521875883337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2992521875924899
Wairauite  (*)IronCoFe29925218758816


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Kristen002447Dun Mountain Ophiolite Complex related to Red Hills Ultramafic Intrusion by Nelson segment of Alpine Fault


1 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
Kristen002447299252Permain     YesAwaruite, Wairauite 5923Dun Mountain, Nelson Region, New ZealandDun Mountain Ophiolite ComplexCoombs et al. (1976)10.2475/ajs.276.5.561AJS276_561 

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