Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 24.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 24.1

mindat Locality ID: 298487
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-298487.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand": 56
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 48

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Burke River
Cascade River
Gillespie's Beach
Gorge River
Haast River
Haast Valley
Hokitika
Hope River
Jacobs River (Makawhio River)
Jerry River
Okuru River
Paringa River
Red Mountain (Big Red Hill)
Ross
Salt Water Creek
Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Latitude: 43°45'40"S
Longitude: 169°21'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -43.761111111111,169.35333333333
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Sr Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAuricuprideAxiniteBaotiteBaryteBerylBournonite
BrookiteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PentlanditePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTridymiteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Baotite  (*)Baryte  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brookite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kobeite-(Y)  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nickel  (*)
Norsethite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Taenite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O624.624.1588673,88674,88678,88679,886801022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)24.624.1888673,88674,88678,88679,88680,88700,88711,887228803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2288722,887272162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)224.624.1688673,88674,88678,88679,88698,887273092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4388687,88709,88716708
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2188679295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS688703,88705,88711,88713,88720,887279052
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe488675,88677,88696,88701166
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2288723,88725260
Baotite  (*)BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl488673,88674,88679,8869827
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)24.624.1288678,8869811547
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11288703,88713843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3288703,887131089
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2188727700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)24.624.1988674,88678,88679,88696,88703,88711,88713,88720,8872727770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O188679232
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2288676,887055171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2788673,88674,88679,88696,88703,88711,8871327198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8188677577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4388677,88681,886963902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8288681,887011756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)288677,887251025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181887111008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3388681,88689,887171797
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2288709,88715327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61887014135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)224.624.1488677,88678,88679,886809895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)188681648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)488677,88700,88711,887228173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1887222740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21887059617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS24.624.1888673,88674,88677,88678,88698,88703,88711,8871324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu1788676,88682,88683,88684,88685,88691,88692,88693,88704,88707,88708,88710,88712,88713,88714,88720,8872730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1887202812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3288680,8869614640
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)18867637
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3688673,88676,88677,88679,88696,887225433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14188703784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41887275591
Kobeite-(Y)  (*)None(Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?)1887008
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)218867379
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2288679,8869893
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4588680,88681,88696,88698,8871114899
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2188681168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)288700,887114924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21887055800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2688673,88681,88700,88711,88720,8872217380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)24.624.1188678884
Nickel  (*)CopperNi288696,8870157
Norsethite  (*)NoneBaMg(CO3)224.624.1488673,88678,88679,8869830
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8288677,886961512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt188677485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224.624.11088673,88674,88678,88679,88703,88705,88711,88713,88720,8872739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8488673,88679,88705,887209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21188679,88680,88700,88703,88705,88711,88713,88720,88722,88725,8872761156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2288679,88680375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2388673,88679,887115614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)288676,887054894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)24.624.1588673,88677,88678,88679,886986417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51887111516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl24.124.1188678444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS24.624.1788673,88674,88678,88698,88703,88711,8871321482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O188722456
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)188674589
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)188677703
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13288703,887135317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1886761006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1887224899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21887051476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)288676,887115251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1887111025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000628MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, generally 1 m or less thick, veins and sill-like bodies up to 1.2 m thick. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite, ouachitite, tinguaite and trachyte dykes and sills with xenoliths of alkali gabbro and undersaturated syenite.
Jen_0000629MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, generally 1 m or less thick, veins and sill-like bodies up to 1.2 m thick. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite, ouachitite, tinguaite and trachyte dykes and sills with xenoliths of alkali gabbro and undersaturated syenite.
Jen_0000630MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, generally 1 m or less thick, veins and sill-like bodies up to 1.2 m thick. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite, ouachitite, tinguaite and trachyte dykes and sills with xenoliths of alkali gabbro and undersaturated syenite.


3 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
Jen_000062824.324.324.3        243740Haast River, Westland District, West Coast Region, New ZealandHaast RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062924.624.624.6U-Pb zircon   Zircon  243740Haast River, Westland District, West Coast Region, New ZealandHaast RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063024.124.124.1Rb-Sr sodalite   Sodalite  243740Haast River, Westland District, West Coast Region, New ZealandHaast RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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