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Locality Name:
Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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

mindat Locality ID: 175
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-175.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Adelaide Mine (Adelaide Pty Mine; Adelaide Proprietary Mine)
Andersons Mine
Bonanza Mine (Lucky Star Mine)
Comet Maestries Mine
Dundas
Dundas Extended Mine
Great South Comet Mine
Kosminsky Mine
Moores Pimple Mine
Platt Prospect
Razorback Mine
Red Lead Mine
Stichtite Hill
West Comet Mine

Latitude: 41°52'45"S
Longitude: 145°26'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.879166666667,145.43666666667

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	Allophane	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brucite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Diaspore	Dundasite	Epidote	Feldspar
Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Mica	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Talc
Wollastonite	Woodwardite	Wurtzite

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 C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C H O Pb S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Brucite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Diaspore Dundasite Epidote Feldspar
Gypsum Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Mica Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Talc
Wollastonite Woodwardite Wurtzite

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Crocoite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dundasite ()*
Dypingite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Giorgiosite ()*	Goethite ()*
Greenockite ()*	Grimaldiite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Jamesonite ()*
Leadhillite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mimetite ()*
Mountkeithite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nesquehonite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Petterdite ()*
Philipsbornite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyroaurite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Reynoldsite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stichtite ()*	Talc ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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	419.2	358.9	1	13346	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	419.2	358.9	1	13347	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	419.2	358.9	6	13333,13336,13338,13340,13346,13348	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	419.2	358.9	1	13348	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	419.2	358.9	1	13337	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	419.2	358.9	1	13348	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	1	13346	5509
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	419.2	358.9	6	13333,13336,13338,13341,13344,13348	450
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	1	13345	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	1	13337	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	419.2	358.9	1	13345	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	10	13333,13335,13336,13337,13338,13340,13344,13345,13346,13348	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	419.2	358.9	1	13348	352
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	419.2	358.9	4	13333,13344,13345,13346	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	419.2	358.9	2	13341,13342	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	419.2	358.9	3	13333,13336,13348	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	419.2	358.9	4	13333,13346,13347,13348	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13346	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	419.2	358.9	2	13345,13347	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	419.2	358.9	1	13347	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	419.2	358.9	1	13347	1025
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	419.2	358.9	2	13333,13346	227
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	419.2	358.9	9	13333,13334,13335,13336,13340,13342,13344,13346,13348	81
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	419.2	358.9	5	13333,13335,13337,13341,13345	9895
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	419.2	358.9	4	13333,13336,13346,13348	97
Dypingite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·5H₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13345	50
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	419.2	358.9	11	13333,13334,13335,13338,13340,13341,13342,13344,13345,13346,13348	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	419.2	358.9	1	13333	504
Giorgiosite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·5H₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13345	13
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	419.2	358.9	6	13333,13340,13341,13344,13346,13348	7437
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	419.2	358.9	1	13341	717
Grimaldiite ()*	None	CrO(OH)	419.2	358.9	1	13346	5
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13341	6890
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13333	144
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	419.2	358.9	2	13341,13344	784
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	0		265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	419.2	358.9	1	13333	581
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	1	13346	210
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	419.2	358.9	2	13346,13347	359
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	419.2	358.9	2	13346,13347	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	2	13345,13347	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	419.2	358.9	2	13345,13347	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	1	13346	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	419.2	358.9	1	13338	202
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	419.2	358.9	4	13333,13342,13344,13348	1107
Mountkeithite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Mg_1-xFe³⁺_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)	419.2	358.9	1	13347	4
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	3	13333,13343,13346	17380
Nesquehonite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·3H₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13345	80
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	419.2	358.9	1	13333	767
Petterdite ()*	Dundasite	PbCr₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13346	2
Philipsbornite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	419.2	358.9	3	13333,13342,13346	51
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	419.2	358.9	3	13333,13336,13338	142
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	419.2	358.9	5	13333,13335,13337,13341,13342	39462
Pyroaurite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	419.2	358.9	2	13345,13347	89
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	419.2	358.9	2	13344,13346	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	419.2	358.9	4	13336,13338,13342,13344	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	419.2	358.9	1	13345	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	419.2	358.9	7	13333,13334,13335,13340,13342,13344,13346	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13346	177
Reynoldsite ()*	Not in a structural group	Pb₂Mn⁴⁺₂O₅(CrO₄)	419.2	358.9	1	13346	3
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	1	13333	1711
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	419.2	358.9	1	13345	293
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	5	13333,13335,13337,13341,13342	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	419.2	358.9	1	13334	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	419.2	358.9	5	13333,13335,13341,13342,13344	21482
Stichtite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Cr₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	419.2	358.9	4	13335,13346,13347,13348	43
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	2	13345,13346	3337
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	419.2	358.9	1	13345	1247

12 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
Cr-00032	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Chromite, Crocoite, Grimaldiite, Magnesiochromite, Petterdite, Stichtite, Reynoldsite	Cr	175	Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00033	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Chromite, Crocoite, Stichtite	Cr	176	Adelaide Mine (Adelaide Pty Mine; Adelaide Proprietary Mine), Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00034	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite	Cr	157591	Andersons Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00035	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite, Stichtite	Cr	132794	Bonanza Mine (Lucky Star Mine), Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00036	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite	Cr	16755	Comet Maestries Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00037	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite	Cr	213783	Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00038	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite	Cr	50643	Kosminsky Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00039	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite	Cr	6727	Platt Prospect, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00040	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite, Grimaldiite, Petterdite, Stichtite, Reynoldsite	Cr	178	Red Lead Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00043	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Chromite, Magnesiochromite, Stichtite	Cr	183	Stichtite Hill, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00041	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite, Stichtite	Cr	7202	West Comet Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00042	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy	Yes	Crocoite	Cr	179	Kapi Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050328	Dundas, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	https://rruff.info/R050328
R050475	Dundas, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	https://rruff.info/R050475
R110019	Red Lead Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	https://rruff.info/R110019

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