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Locality Name:
Renison Bell Mine (Renison 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: 188
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 41°47'41"S
Longitude: 145°26'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.794722222222,145.44166666667

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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Cylindrite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Ludwigite	Marcasite	Mica
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Topaz	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wollastonite	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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Cylindrite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Ludwigite Marcasite Mica
Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Topaz Tourmaline Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite Zircon

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*
Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fluorophlogopite ()*
Franckeite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Hastingsite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ludwigite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	419.2	358.9	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	419.2	358.9	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	419.2	358.9	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	419.2	358.9	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	419.2	358.9	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	419.2	358.9	9052
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	419.2	358.9	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	419.2	358.9	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	419.2	358.9	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	419.2	358.9	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	419.2	358.9	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	419.2	358.9	1008
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	419.2	358.9	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	419.2	358.9	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	419.2	358.9	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	419.2	358.9	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	419.2	358.9	9617
Fluorophlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	419.2	358.9	47
Franckeite ()*	Cylindrite	Pb_21.7Sn_9.3Fe_4.0Sb_8.1S_56.9	419.2	358.9	52
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	419.2	358.9	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	419.2	358.9	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	419.2	358.9	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	419.2	358.9	1544
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	209
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	419.2	358.9	5433
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	419.2	358.9	134
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	419.2	358.9	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	419.2	358.9	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	419.2	358.9	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	419.2	358.9	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	17380
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃	419.2	358.9	176
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	419.2	358.9	2349
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	419.2	358.9	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	419.2	358.9	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	419.2	358.9	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	419.2	358.9	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	419.2	358.9	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	419.2	358.9	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	419.2	358.9	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	419.2	358.9	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	419.2	358.9	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	419.2	358.9	668
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	419.2	358.9	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	419.2	358.9	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	419.2	358.9	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	419.2	358.9	2562
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	419.2	358.9	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	419.2	358.9	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	419.2	358.9	636
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	419.2	358.9	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	419.2	358.9	5251

2 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
	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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