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Locality Name:
Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 502
Youngest recorded age at locality: 502

mindat Locality ID: 18798
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18798.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°4'"S
Longitude: 145°35'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -42.066666666667,145.58416666667

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	Alunite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Germanite	Gypsum	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melanterite	Melonite	Meneghinite
Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannoidite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Vivianite
Wurtzite	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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti U Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Germanite Gypsum Jalpaite Kaolinite Malachite Melanterite Melonite Meneghinite
Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannoidite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Topaz Tourmaline Vivianite
Wurtzite Zircon

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berzelianite ()*
Betekhtinite ()*	Boothite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Clausthalite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gorceixite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Jalpaite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnesio-foitite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mawsonite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*
Paragonite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Renierite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannoidite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Svanbergite ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*
Uraninite ()*	Variscite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zunyite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	502	502	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	502	502	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	502	502	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	502	502	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	502	502	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	502	502	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	502	502	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	502	502	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	502	502	11547
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	502	502	66
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	502	502	45
Boothite ()*	Melanterite	Cu(SO₄)·7H₂O	502	502	18
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	502	502	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	502	502	1089
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	502	502	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	502	502	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	502	502	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	502	502	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	502	502	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	502	502	577
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	502	502	281
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	502	502	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	502	502	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	502	502	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	502	502	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	502	502	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	502	502	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	502	502	144
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	502	502	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	502	502	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	502	502	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	502	502	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	502	502	910
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	502	502	73
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	502	502	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	502	502	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	502	502	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	502	502	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	502	502	30554
Gorceixite ()*	Alunite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	502	502	121
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	502	502	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	502	502	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	502	502	804
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	502	502	116
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	502	502	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	502	502	5591
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	502	502	249
Magnesio-foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Mg₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	502	502	22
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	502	502	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	502	502	12537
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	502	502	92
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	502	502	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	502	502	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	502	502	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	502	502	128
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	502	502	247
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	502	502	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	502	502	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	502	502	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	502	502	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	502	502	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	502	502	61156
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	502	502	37
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	502	502	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	502	502	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	502	502	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	502	502	21482
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	502	502	80
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	502	502	332
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	502	502	105
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	502	502	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	502	502	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	502	502	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	502	502	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	502	502	1476
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	502	502	2718
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	502	502	301
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	502	502	636
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	502	502	297
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	502	502	62
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	502	502	5251
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	502	502	86

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
	vms-00040	502	502	Cambrian							Yes			S	5774	Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Mount Lyell	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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