Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kapi Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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

mindat Locality ID: 179
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-179.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kapi Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°50'18"S
Longitude: 145°26'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.838333333333,145.44222222222

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.

Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Dundasite	Linarite	Monazite	None

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 C Cl Cr Cu H O P Pb S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cl Cr Cu H O P Pb S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Aragonite Baryte Dundasite Linarite Monazite None

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Cerussite ()*	Crocoite ()*	Dundasite ()*	Linarite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	4979
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	419.2	358.9	81
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	419.2	358.9	97
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	987
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	419.2	358.9	1725

3 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-00042	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy		Crocoite	Cr	179	Kapi Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00044	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy	Yes	Chromite, Stichtite	Cr	6729	Nevada Creek, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1
Cr-00045	419.2	358.9	Stratigraphy	Yes	Chromite, Stichtite	Cr	46481	Tunnel Hill Quarry, Serpentine Hill, North Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Reid (1925)	DMF1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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