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Locality Name:
Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.0117

mindat Locality ID: 22780
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22780.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bald Hill Osmiridium Field
Godkin Mine (Victoria Magnet Mine)
Heazlewood Mine
Lord Brassey Mine
Luina
Mount Stewart Mine (Long Tunnel Mine)
Mt Wright Mine
Old Jasper Mine
Whyte River Mine

Latitude: 41°28'43"S
Longitude: 145°19'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.478611111111,145.32833333333
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 Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Os P Pb Ru S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Fe H Mg O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaryteBerylBrucite
CalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigenite
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePentlanditePerovskitePyritePyrochlore
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTopazTourmalineVivianiteWollastoniteWoodwardite
Xanthoconite

106 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coalingite  (*)
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Crocoite  (*)
Danalite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dypingite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Falcondoite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Fluornatrocoulsellite  (*)Galena  (*)Gaspéite  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hellyerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrohonessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iridium  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Luinaite-(OH)  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Morinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Népouite  (*)Nesquehonite  (*)
Nullaginite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osmium  (*)Otwayite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Pecoraite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)
Pyrostilpnite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reevesite  (*)Retgersite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutheniridosmine  (*)Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sellaite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stevensite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tetrawickmanite  (*)Theophrastite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Violarite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wickmanite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Zaratite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21132203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1132208803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3419.2358.91132181534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21132203092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4419.2358.9113218708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)5410.01171132183250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1132209052
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe419.2358.9113218166
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21132235509
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)113220255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2113220606
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1132201966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31132201935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41132235516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)25410.0117113218462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11322027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21132205171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)213217,132244979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1132205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2213220,1322327198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1132201382
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4313213,13214,132153902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4419.2358.9113218951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)85410.01171132181756
Coalingite  (*)HydrotalciteMg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24·2H2O5410.0117027
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S85410.011711321882
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181132201008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31132131797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5410.0117313218,13220,132234165
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)313217,13220,1322481
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S11322058
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4113220651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S5410.01171132181027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O65410.01171132184135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2313217,13220,132229895
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O2.580.011711321850
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O65410.0117113218944
Falcondoite  (*)Sepiolite ClayNi4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O5410.01171132184
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)113220551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21132209617
Fluornatrocoulsellite  (*)Pyrochlore(Na1.5Ca0.5)(Mg1.5Al0.5)F6F1132203
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS213220,1322224243
Gaspéite  (*)CalciteNi(CO3)5410.011711321822
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O11322068
Gold  (*)CopperAu11321530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1132202812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2113220223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1132206890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2113220209
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2419.2358.9113218205
Hellyerite  (*)NoneNi(CO3)·6H2O2.580.01171132183
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311322014640
Hydrohonessite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)5410.011711321812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31132205433
Iridium  (*)CopperIr313213,13214,13215162
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2113216265
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)45410.0117113218359
Luinaite-(OH)  (*)Tourmaline(Na,   )(Fe2+,Mg)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)41132209
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4313213,13214,13215311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)485.4382.71132181487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4485.4382.7213218,1322014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211322312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21132205674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS5410.01171132181066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1132171107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25410.0117213218,132205800
Morinite  (*)NoneNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4·2H2O11322022
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211322017380
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)45410.011711321866
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O5410.0117080
Nullaginite  (*)MalachiteNi2(CO3)(OH)25410.01171132183
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1132202349
Osmium  (*)NoneOs213213,13215169
Otwayite  (*)NoneNi2(CO3)(OH)2·H2O2.580.01171132185
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O5410.0117113218306
Pecoraite  (*)Clay SerpentineNi3Si2O5(OH)45410.011711321840
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S85410.01171132181512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S45410.0117113218131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25410.0117213218,1322039462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O5410.011711321889
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS311322184
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85410.0117213218,132209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211322061156
Reevesite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2.580.011711321848
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O5410.011711321855
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1132201711
Rutheniridosmine  (*)None(Ir,Os,Ru)11321347
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21132205614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O5410.0117113218301
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1132204894
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF211322046
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)213220,132226417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS313217,13220,1322221482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4113220668
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)25410.011711321857
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2485.4382.7213218,132203337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131132205317
Tetrawickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)61132208
Theophrastite  (*)BruciteNi(OH)22.580.01171132186
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21132201476
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O113220652
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S45410.0117113218380
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O113220636
Wickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)611322024
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31132201247
Zaratite  (*)AmorphousNi3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O2.580.0117213218,1322456


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_529Lord Brassey Mine is known for unique nickel mineral assemblages. The Lord Brassey Mine can be divided into four unique stages of mineralization; magmatic, metamorphic, hydrothermal and supergene alteration. The magmatic stage formed minerals such as enstatite, forsterite, anorthite, augite, chromite. Little remains as this assemblage has largely been altered to form new minerals.
Michelle_530Lord Brassey Mine is known for unique nickel mineral assemblages. The Lord Brassey Mine can be divided into four unique stages of mineralization; magmatic, metamorphic, hydrothermal and supergene alteration. The metamorphic stage is either due to greenschist-facies burial or emplacement related metamorphism. The primary magmatic assemblage has largely transformed to serpentine, chlorite, amphibole, epidote, garnet, and minor prehnite, magnetite, talc, magnesite, opal and chalcedony.
Michelle_531Lord Brassey Mine is known for unique nickel mineral assemblages. The Lord Brassey Mine can be divided into four unique stages of mineralization; magmatic, metamorphic, hydrothermal and supergene alteration. Hydrothermal alteration occurs later in the Devonian, producing serpentinite and introducing nickel. It is thought that a Devonian granitic intrusion postdates the serpentinite, introducing calcium, talc magnesite veins and possibly molybdenite and veins of diopside.
Michelle_532Lord Brassey Mine is known for unique nickel mineral assemblages. The Lord Brassey Mine can be divided into four unique stages of mineralization; magmatic, metamorphic, hydrothermal and supergene alteration. Exposure by glaciation and the following rapid erosion allowed new supergene and alteration mineralization.


4 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
Michelle_529541485.4CambrianStratigraphyMagmatic age    Augite 5885Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaLord Brassey MineAnderson et al. (2002) MR33_321Age of primary mineralization of igneous host rocks. Little remains of this assemblage due to metamorphism.
Michelle_530485.4382.7Pre-mid-Devonian, possibly CambrianStratigraphyMetamorphic age    Epidote, Magnesite, Magnetite, Opal, Prehnite, Talc 5885Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaLord Brassey MineAnderson et al. (2002) MR33_321Age of metamorphism. Age described as "Pre-mid-Devonian, possibly Cambrian." The metamorphic stage is either due to greenschist-facies burial or emplacement related metamorphism.
Michelle_531419.2358.9DevonianStratigraphyHydrothermal age    Andradite, Antigorite, Awaruite, Chrysotile, Heazlewoodite 5885Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaLord Brassey MineAnderson et al. (2002) MR33_321Age of hydrothermal alteration. Age described as "latest stage of Devonian metamorphism." Hydrothermal alteration occurs later in the Devonian, producing serpentinite and introducing nickel. It is thought that a Devonian granitic intrusion postdates the serpentinite, introducing calcium, talc magnesite veins and possibly molybdenite and veins of diopside.
Michelle_5322.580.0117PleistoceneStratigraphySupergene and weathering age    Dypingite, Hellyerite, Otwayite, Reevesite, Theophrastite, Zaratite 5885Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaLord Brassey MineAnderson et al. (2002) MR33_321Age of weathering and supergene alteration. Exposure by glaciation and the following rapid erosion allowed the supergene and alteration mineralization.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070671Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R070671
R061050Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R061050
R070699Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R070699
R050268Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R050268

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