Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hindon, Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 125
Youngest recorded age at locality: 125

mindat Locality ID: 281903
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-281903.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hindon, Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Barewood Reefs
Fraser Gully
Game Hen Reef (Game Hen Stream)
Mt Stoker Antimony Mine
Styles Gully

Latitude: 45°43'31"S
Longitude: 170°17'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -45.725277777778,170.2975

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Diaspore	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	None
Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite

Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Diaspore Kaolinite Malachite Mica None
Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	125	125	1	87836	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	125	125	1	87836	9052
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	125	125	1	87836	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	125	125	1	87836	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	125	125	1	87836	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	125	125	1	87836	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	125	125	5	87836,87837,87838,87839,87840	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	125	125	1	87836	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	125	125	1	87836	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	125	125	1	87836	17380
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	125	125	1	87836	428
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	125	125	2	87836,87839	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	125	125	2	87836,87839	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	125	125	1	87836	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	125	125	1	87836	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	125	125	1	87836	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	125	125	1	87836	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	125	125	1	87836	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	125	125	2	87836,87839	3418

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
	Jen_0001435	125	125	125		age of mineralization		scheelite				Scheelite			246332	Barewood Reefs, Hindon, Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand	Barewood	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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