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Locality Name:
Magnet Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 11
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10

mindat Locality ID: 301646
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-301646.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Magnet Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°7'9"S
Longitude: 175°33'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.119166666667,175.55444444444

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.

Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Diaspore	Enargite	Kaolinite	None	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Cu Fe H O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Cu Fe H O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Diaspore Enargite Kaolinite None Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Wurtzite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Enargite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11	10	11547
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11	10	27198
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	11	10	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11	10	651
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	11	10	910
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	11	10	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	11	10	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11	10	5591
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	11	10	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	11	10	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	10	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	11	10	21482

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
	PorphCu-00195	11	10	11–10							Yes		Alunite, Andalusite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	265414	Thames Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealand	Thames	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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