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Locality Name:
Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 424
Youngest recorded age at locality: 416

mindat Locality ID: 204
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Big River
Glen Wills
Mt Wills
Sunnyside

Latitude: 36°51'12"S
Longitude: 147°29'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -36.853333333333,147.48694444444

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: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Mn O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteArrojaditeArsenicArsenopyriteArthuriteAutunite
BaryteBerthieriteBerylBournoniteCalciteCarminiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbite
CopperCovelliteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetJahnsiteLazuliteMicaMonaziteNone
Not in a structural groupOlivineOwyheeitePhosphosideritePyritePyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteWagnerite
ZinkeniteZircon

82 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bertossaite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Goyazite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Keckite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Kryzhanovskite  (*)Lacroixite  (*)Lazulite  (*)
Lithiophorite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Owyheeite  (*)Phosphoferrite  (*)
Phosphosiderite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Scorzalite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strengite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Whitmoreite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zwieselite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)424416314093,14095,140978803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3424416314093,14095,1409794
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)34244161141012353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F424416114095244
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O4244161140961627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO24244161140902162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO54244161140961310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)4244161141062734
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2424416114097356
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2424416214093,1409550
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4244161014093,14096,14097,14100,14101,14102,14103,14104,14105,141069052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O64244161140962060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O424416214095,140971272
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4424416314101,14105,14106343
Bertossaite  (*)CarminiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4424416314093,14095,140976
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi4244161140961966
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11424416114096843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS34244161140961089
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4424416314093,14095,1409759
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2424416514090,14093,14095,14097,141045171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2424416214096,1410627198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl4244161141061382
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)84244161141031756
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6424416214093,14095518
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8424416114092181
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O184244161140921008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4244161141034165
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)424416214093,14095520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F424416214093,140952740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS424416214096,1410624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu424416814090,14096,14100,14101,14102,14103,14105,1410630554
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6424416214097,14104173
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)424416314093,14095,14097204
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)42441611410637
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14424416314102,14105,14106784
Keckite  (*)JahnsiteCaMn(Fe3+,Mn)2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3·7H2O42441611409710
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2424416114106230
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Reddingite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)342441611409534
Lacroixite  (*)TitaniteNaAl(PO4)F42441611409722
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2424416114095232
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2424416114092210
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O424416214101,14103443
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2424416214103,14106300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4244161140954924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)424416614090,14093,14095,14096,14097,14106945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)424416414092,14093,14095,14097200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2424416414093,14095,14097,1410317380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4244161140952349
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S2842441611410389
Phosphoferrite  (*)ReddingiteFe2+3(PO4)2·3H2O424416214093,1409531
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O424416214093,14095182
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F242441611409389
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)42441611409580
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS34244161140961425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2424416814096,14100,14101,14102,14103,14104,14105,1410639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24244161014092,14093,14095,14096,14100,14101,14102,14103,14105,1410661156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5424416314093,14095,14097206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2424416414095,14096,14097,141065614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)424416514093,14095,14096,14097,141062705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O4244161140971153
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2424416314093,14095,1409760
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)424416314096,14104,141066417
Silver  (*)CopperAg4244161140965186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)342441601214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS424416514096,14101,14103,14104,1410621482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6424416114092688
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3424416414100,14101,14103,141063418
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O424416214093,14095263
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6424416114093211
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13424416614096,14101,14102,14103,14105,141065317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F24244161140901476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O4244161141031059
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)424416114092313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F424416214093,14095233
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO4424416114096120
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2424416314096,14097,141062718
Whitmoreite  (*)ArthuriteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O424416314093,14095,1409736
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)424416214093,1409543
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)424416414090,14096,14097,14106939
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42424416214101,14103228
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)424416614093,14095,14096,14097,14104,141065251
Zwieselite  (*)TripliteFe2+2(PO4)F42441611409547



2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PRSV127_55-001424416420 ± 4Th/U/PbAge of pegmatitemonazite     269853Knocker Dyke (South Blue Jacket), Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Glen Wills, Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, AustraliaKnocker pegmatiteEagle et al. (2015)10.1071/RS15018PRSV127_55age of Knocker pegmatite, aslo stated that the age is proxy for Mount Willis which is undated
Scott-PRSV127_55-0001424416420±4Th-U-Pbage of intrusionmonazite   Alluaudite, Amblygonite, Fluorapatite, Heterosite, Lazulite, Montebrasite, Purpurite, Triplite, Wolfeite, Zwieselite, ScorzaliteCa, Mn, P, O, F, Fe, Al, K, Na, H, Li269853Knocker Dyke (South Blue Jacket), Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Glen Wills, Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, AustraliaKnocker PegmatiteEagle et al. (2015)10.1071/RS15018PRSV127_55P. 66


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