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Locality Name:
Richmond Hill, Aorere Goldfield, Tasman Region, New Zealand


mindat Locality ID: 268634
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-268634.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Richmond Hill, Aorere Goldfield, Tasman Region, New Zealand": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Parapara River (Richmond Hill Porphyry)
Richmond Hill Mine

Latitude: 40°46'13"S
Longitude: 172°39'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -40.770277777778,172.655

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: As Ba C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayDiasporeFluoriteMeneghinite
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedrite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Semseyite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21881523092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4188152708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1881539052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)18815211547
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11188153843
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2188152462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18815227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218815327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41881523902
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21881529895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21881529617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18815324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1881527437
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14188153784
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1881521487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418815214899
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24188153158
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS188152767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2288152,8815339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81881529056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218815261156
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21188153165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1881536417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18815321482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21881523337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131881535317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21881522562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4188152380



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