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Locality Name:
Wairau Valley, Marlborough Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 297732
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-297732.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wairau Valley, Marlborough Region, New Zealand": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Red Hills

Latitude: 41°39'2"S
Longitude: 173°1'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.650555555556,173.03111111111
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 Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Ni O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AuricuprideClayCopperFeldsparGarnetIronNoneOlivinePerovskitePyrite
PyroxeneSerpentineSpinelTalc

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Copper  (*)Diopside  (*)Forsterite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Talc  (*)Wairauite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32992521875881534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2992521875881036
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe299252187588166
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42992521875883902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4299252187588951
Copper  (*)CopperCu2992521875883846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62992521875884135
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2992521875881188
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4299252187588359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O429925218758814899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS229925218758839462
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22992521875883337
Wairauite  (*)IronCoFe29925218758816


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Kristen002447Dun Mountain Ophiolite Complex related to Red Hills Ultramafic Intrusion by Nelson segment of Alpine Fault


1 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
Kristen002447299252Permain     YesAwaruite, Wairauite 5923Dun Mountain, Nelson Region, New ZealandDun Mountain Ophiolite ComplexCoombs et al. (1976)10.2475/ajs.276.5.561AJS276_561 

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