Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Weld River District, Huon-Channel Region, Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 270843
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-270843.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Weld River District, Huon-Channel Region, Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Eddy Creek Quarry
Forster Prospect
Glovers Bluff
Weld Plains Silica Mine

Latitude: 43°2'10"S
Longitude: 146°44'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -43.036111111111,146.73527777778

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Artinite	Brucite	Calcite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar
Garnet	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Pectolite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Symplesite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tobermorite	Ullmannite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite
Zircon

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 C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Os P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Artinite Brucite Calcite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Ettringite Feldspar
Garnet Kaolinite Löllingite Marcasite Mica Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Pectolite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Symplesite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tobermorite Ullmannite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite
Zircon

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Artinite ()*	Augite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Forsterite ()*	Foshagite ()*	Fukalite ()*
Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Grossular ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hillebrandite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Iridium ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mullite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Osmium ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pectolite ()*	Pigeonite ()*
Plombièrite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scawtite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Symplesite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thaumasite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Xonotlite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	13073	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	13073	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	13073	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	13072	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	13073	1534
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	13072,13073	3250
Artinite ()*	Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·3H₂O	1	13072	75
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	13073	2060
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	2	13072,13073	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	13072,13073	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	13073	4979
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	13073	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	13072,13073	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	13073	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	13073	966
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	13073	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	13072,13073	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	13072,13073	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	13073	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	13073	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	13073	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1	13073	303
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	13072	1188
Foshagite ()*	None	Ca₄(SiO₃)₃(OH)₂	1	13072	19
Fukalite ()*	None	Ca₄Si₂O₆(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	13072	8
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	13073	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	13073	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	13073	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	13073	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	13073	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	13073	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	13073	741
Hillebrandite ()*	None	Ca₂SiO₃(OH)₂	1	13072	17
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	2	13072,13073	341
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	13073	5433
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	1	13073	162
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	13073	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	13073	1271
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	13073	359
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	13073	762
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	13073	238
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	1	13073	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	13073	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	13073	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	13073	1066
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	13073	1508
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	1	13072	78
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	13073	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	13073	633
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	13073	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	13072,13073	2349
Osmium ()*	None	Os	1	13073	169
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	13073	767
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1	13073	363
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	1	13073	303
Plombièrite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂(H₂O)₂·(Ca·5H₂O)	1	13072	28
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	13073	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	13073	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	13073	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	13073	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	13072,13073,13074,13075	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	1	13073	233
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	13073	5614
Scawtite ()*	None	Ca₇(Si₃O₉)₂(CO₃)·2H₂O	1	13073	25
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	13073	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	13073	21482
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	13073	92
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	13073	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	13073	5317
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	1	13072	183
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	13073	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	13073	2562
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	1	13073	293
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	2	13072,13073	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	2	13072,13073	1247
Xonotlite ()*	None	Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂	2	13072,13073	109
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	13073	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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