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Locality Name:
Southland Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 170
Youngest recorded age at locality: 128

mindat Locality ID: 15494
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15494.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Southland Region, New Zealand": 108
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 80

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gore District
Invercargill City
Southland District

Latitude: 46°14'11"S
Longitude: 168°31'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -46.236388888889,168.53027777778
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: Ag Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Fe O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllaniteAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAuricupride
BerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorrensiteCorundumDumortierite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteMarcasiteMatlockiteMica
MolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePerovskitePrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StauroliteStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWöhlerite
Zircon

111 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(La)  (*)
Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Aspidolite  (*)Augite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Berthierine  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismoclite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Braggite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Corrensite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuspidine  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferroaluminoceladonite  (*)Ferroceladonite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gonnardite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iridium  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesiostaurolite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pectolite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Platinum  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stichtite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Vuagnatite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Yugawaralite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1881122793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2388025,88030,880753419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61880531022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)488021,88023,88030,881038803
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)18806225
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3170128288052,880752353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1881161627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5170128288052,880561310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)317012801534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)388030,88037,881151036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2188034718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4188055708
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4188115246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1880343250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS388056,88060,880769052
Aspidolite  (*)Mica ClayNaMg3(Si3Al)O10(OH)218809011
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6388025,88026,880302060
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)188115161
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)418806359
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18170128388052,88061,881054286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl18810371
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31881031935
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4288049,88098101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)888025,88027,88030,88034,88036,88038,88046,8806727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2488062,88102,88113,881145171
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2288063,88077309
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2588038,88059,88060,88090,8809727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8188066577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4588023,88030,88037,88055,880943902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4488030,88034,88065,88067951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1880752600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8388030,88037,880991756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)588025,88026,88034,88036,880751025
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS388049,88090,88098124
Copper  (*)CopperCu1881023846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181880561008
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O18806349
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3170128388050,88052,880891797
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2288025,88100327
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F418806467
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6688025,88030,88034,88037,88051,880654135
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18188054231
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2288030,88037160
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6170128388030,88037,88052944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1388023,88025,88026,88028,88030,88035,88055,88075,88088,88089,88094,88097,881148173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O188090345
Ferroaluminoceladonite  (*)MicaKFe2+AlSi4O10(OH)21880633
Ferroceladonite  (*)MicaKFe2+Fe3+Si4O10(OH)218806310
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21881039617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1701281880521188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4288113,88114445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS388056,88059,8806024243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2170128188052178
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3188027504
Gold  (*)CopperAu2288019,88020,88023,88034,88056,88057,88058,88059,88060,88075,88076,88088,88089,88090,88094,88095,88098,88102,88114,88118,88119,8812030554
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O188027167
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3288025,880751544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O388021,88027,880886890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3388030,88075,8810314640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3588025,88030,88038,88101,881125433
Iridium  (*)CopperIr288049,88090162
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe588049,88088,88089,88090,88098128
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61880212228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4688018,88019,88021,88023,88085,881105591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41701281880521507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O388028,88038,880971271
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4188065359
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2170128388030,88037,88052238
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)StauroliteMg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)41701281880527
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1880341487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41288030,88037,88040,88075,88094,88098,88101,88103,88109,88111,88112,8811414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2388019,88020,880235674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg188075397
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1880364924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2488090,88101,88103,881125800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O488021,88030,88037,880851508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2688021,88023,88036,88062,88101,8811317380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)288036,880942349
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2288030,88037313
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)188065363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3188025495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21880902273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt188088485
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2588026,88030,88037,88048,880651898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21688025,88028,88038,88056,88059,88060,88075,88076,88090,88092,88094,88097,88101,88103,88108,8811239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81880909056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21701282388018,88019,88020,88021,88022,88023,88025,88035,88036,88038,88040,88052,88059,88060,88075,88076,88089,88097,88101,88103,88106,88112,8811361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2170128588025,88052,88088,88101,881145614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1881124894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)388036,88094,881052705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)388038,88066,880976417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51880361516
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2288088,88090337
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3488023,88036,88075,880941214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18806021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41701281880521934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)170128188052978
Stichtite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O18803343
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2288034,880553337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131880595317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O688023,88025,88030,88033,88040,880654899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2288113,881141476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2288030,880342562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2288030,8803773
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101880891395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O188046636
Vuagnatite  (*)AdeliteCaAlSiO4(OH)288048,8806514
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2188067109
Yugawaralite  (*)NoneCa(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O18811533
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)588062,88088,88101,88103,881145251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1880251025


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
Alexandra-0153170128170-128U-PbAge of metamorphismzircon   ZirconMagnesiostaurolite 15240Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland Region, New ZealandDusky SoundBrown (1996)10.1046/j.1525-1314.1996.06024.xJMG14_441Thus, in this southern region the transitionfrom low- to high-P metamorphism appears to have occurred between 170 and 128 Ma

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