Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Catlins Coast, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand

mindat Locality ID: 31101
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31101.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Catlins Coast, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Pounawea
Waikawa

Latitude: 46°33'36"S
Longitude: 169°25'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -46.56,169.42305555556

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.

Adelite	Auricupride	Copper	None	Perovskite	Prehnite

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 Fe H Ir O Pt S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Auricupride Copper None Perovskite Prehnite

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Braggite ()*	Cooperite ()*	Iridium ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*	Prehnite ()*
Vuagnatite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄	1	88049	101
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS	1	88049	124
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	1	88049	162
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	1	88049	128
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	88048	1898
Vuagnatite ()*	Adelite	CaAlSiO₄(OH)	1	88048	14

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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