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Locality Name:
Waimumu, Gore District, Southland Region, New Zealand


mindat Locality ID: 194133
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194133.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Waimumu, Gore District, Southland Region, New Zealand": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Belle Brook
New Vale Mine (Goodwin Coal Mine)
Nomad Quartz Quarry
Waimumu Stream Mine

Latitude: 46°7'50"S
Longitude: 168°47'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -46.130555555556,168.78722222222

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Au Ca Cr Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMarcasite
MicaNoneQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTitanite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Chromite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spessartine  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)288021,880238803
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41880233902
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1880238173
Gold  (*)CopperAu288020,8802330554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1880216890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61880212228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4288021,880235591
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2288020,880235674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1880211508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2288021,8802317380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2488020,88021,88022,8802361156
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31880231214
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1880234899



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