Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand

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

mindat Locality ID: 155848
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155848.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand": 78
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 60

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Ashers
Browns
Catlins Coast
Fiordland National Park
Hokonui Hills
Livingstone Mountains
Mataura River
Mossburn
Nightcaps
Nokomai Valley
North Range
Ohai
Orepuki
Pahia
Pomahaka Diggings
Riverton
Round Hill
Ruahine
Stewart Island
Takitimu Range
Taringatura Range
Waikaia Valley

Latitude: 45°59'46"S
Longitude: 168°14'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -45.996111111111,168.23583333333

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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allanite	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Beryl	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Dumortierite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Matlockite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Pectolite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Topaz	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wöhlerite	Zircon

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:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allanite Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Arsenopyrite Auricupride Beryl Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corrensite Corundum Dumortierite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Matlockite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Pectolite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite
Topaz Tourmaline Vesuvianite Vivianite Wöhlerite Zircon

93 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(La) ()*
Almandine ()*	Analcime ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aspidolite ()*	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 ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Ferroaluminoceladonite ()*	Ferroceladonite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iridium ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*
Magnesiostaurolite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Mercury ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pectolite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Platinum ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Vuagnatite ()*
Xonotlite ()*	Yugawaralite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	88112	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	88075	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	88053	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	88103	8803
Allanite-(La) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaLa(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	88062	25
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	170	128	2	88052,88075	2353
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	88116	1627
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	170	128	2	88052,88056	1310
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	88115	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	88055	708
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄			1	88115	246
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			3	88056,88060,88076	9052
Aspidolite ()*	Mica Clay	NaMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	88090	11
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)			1	88115	161
Berthierine ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	88063	59
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	170	128	3	88052,88061,88105	4286
Bismoclite ()*	Matlockite	BiOCl			1	88103	71
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	88103	1935
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄			2	88049,88098	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	88046,88067	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			4	88062,88102,88113,88114	5171
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	88063,88077	309
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			4	88059,88060,88090,88097	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	88066	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	88055,88094	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	88065,88067	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	88075	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	88099	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	88075	1025
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS			3	88049,88090,88098	124
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	88102	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	88056	1008
Corrensite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Ca,Na,K)_1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)₉(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₁₀·nH₂O			1	88063	49
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	170	128	3	88050,88052,88089	1797
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	88100	327
Cuspidine ()*	Wöhlerite	Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄			1	88064	67
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	88051,88065	4135
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈			1	88054	231
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	170	128	1	88052	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			7	88055,88075,88088,88089,88094,88097,88114	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O			1	88090	345
Ferroaluminoceladonite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺AlSi₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	88063	3
Ferroceladonite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	88063	10
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	88103	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	170	128	1	88052	1188
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			2	88113,88114	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	88056,88059,88060	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	170	128	1	88052	178
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			18	88056,88057,88058,88059,88060,88075,88076,88088,88089,88090,88094,88095,88098,88102,88114,88118,88119,88120	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	88075	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	88088	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	88075,88103	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	88101,88112	5433
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			2	88049,88090	162
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe			5	88049,88088,88089,88090,88098	128
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	88085,88110	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	170	128	1	88052	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	88097	1271
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	88065	359
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	170	128	1	88052	238
Magnesiostaurolite ()*	Staurolite	Mg(Mg,Li)₃(Al,Mg)₁₈Si₈O₄₄(OH)₄	170	128	1	88052	7
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			9	88075,88094,88098,88101,88103,88109,88111,88112,88114	14899
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			1	88075	397
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			4	88090,88101,88103,88112	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	88085	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	88062,88101,88113	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	88094	2349
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)			1	88065	363
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	88090	2273
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	88088	485
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	88048,88065	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			13	88056,88059,88060,88075,88076,88090,88092,88094,88097,88101,88103,88108,88112	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	88090	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	170	128	12	88052,88059,88060,88075,88076,88089,88097,88101,88103,88106,88112,88113	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	170	128	4	88052,88088,88101,88114	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	88112	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			2	88094,88105	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	88066,88097	6417
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			2	88088,88090	337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	88075,88094	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	88060	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	170	128	1	88052	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	170	128	1	88052	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	88055	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	88059	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	88065	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	88113,88114	1476
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	88089	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	88046	636
Vuagnatite ()*	Adelite	CaAlSiO₄(OH)			2	88048,88065	14
Xonotlite ()*	None	Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂			1	88067	109
Yugawaralite ()*	None	Ca(Si₆Al₂)O₁₆·4H₂O			1	88115	33
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			5	88062,88088,88101,88103,88114	5251

1 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
	Alexandra-0153	170	128	170-128	U-Pb	Age of metamorphism		zircon				Zircon	Magnesiostaurolite		15240	Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand	Dusky Sound	Brown (1996)	10.1046/j.1525-1314.1996.06024.x	JMG14_441	Thus, in this southern region the transitionfrom low- to high-P metamorphism appears to have occurred between 170 and 128 Ma

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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