Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Linscott - Eaglehawk Reef, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 378
Youngest recorded age at locality: 374

mindat Locality ID: 204431
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204431.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Linscott - Eaglehawk Reef, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°1'8"S
Longitude: 144°5'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.018888888889,144.08694444444

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.

Andalusite	Beryl	Copper	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz

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 Fe Mg O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Fe Mg O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Beryl Copper Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Andalusite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Gold ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	378	374	1310
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	378	374	1008
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	378	374	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	378	374	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	378	374	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	378	374	61156

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
	Mo-00146	378	374	376±2	Re-Os			molybdenite	M-1		Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	15332	Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia	Maldon	Arne et al. (2001)	10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1455	EG96_1455

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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