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Locality Name:
Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand


mindat Locality ID: 251000
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251000.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Callery Valley
Franz Josef Township
Franz Josef-Fox Glacier
Lord Range
Makawhio River (Jacobs River)
Perth River
Waiho River
Whataroa River

Latitude: 43°23'29"S
Longitude: 170°17'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -43.391388888889,170.28638888889
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 As Au B C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAxiniteBrookiteCalciteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzStilpnomelane
Titanite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Titanite  (*)
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)21887223419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1887228803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2288722,887272162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21887273092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS288720,887279052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2288723,88725260
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2188727700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)288720,8872727770
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1887251025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1887228173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1887222740
Gold  (*)CopperAu288720,8872730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1887202812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31887225433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41887275591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2288720,8872217380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2288720,8872739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81887209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2488720,88722,88725,8872761156
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O188722456
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1887224899


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