Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Southern Province, New Caledonia, France

Oldest recorded age at locality: 83
Youngest recorded age at locality: 33.9

mindat Locality ID: 57563
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-57563.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Southern Province, New Caledonia, France": 64
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 55

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Col De Mouirange
Comboui River
Dumbéa Commune
Mont-Dore Commune
Nouméa Commune
Pirogues River
Thio Commune
Yaté Commune

Latitude: 22°3'19"S
Longitude: 166°33'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.055277777778,166.5625

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Auricupride	Bowieite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Diaspore	Epidote	Garnet	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Pentlandite	Perovskite	Potarite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine
Spinel	Talc	Ullmannite

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 C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg Ir Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si W

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Auricupride Bowieite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Diaspore Epidote Garnet Lepidocrocite Malachite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Pentlandite Perovskite Potarite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Scheelite Serpentine
Spinel Talc Ullmannite

63 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Amesite ()*	Andradite ()*	Asbolane ()*	Bowieite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cooperite ()*
Cuprorhodsite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Erlichmanite ()*	Ferronickelplatinum ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gedrite ()*	Gibbsite ()*
Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollingworthite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Irarsite ()*
Iridium ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*	Kashinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Laurite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Malanite ()*	Manganite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Népouite ()*	Odinite ()*	Opal ()*	Osmium ()*	Pargasite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Potarite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Stibiopalladinite ()*
Sudburyite ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tulameenite ()*	Uvarovite ()*
Willemseite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	83	33.9	1	54451	3419
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄			1	54414	74
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	35	35	1	54425	1534
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O			2	54453,54475	143
Bowieite ()*	Bowieite	Rh₂S₃			2	54467,54476	33
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	35	35	2	54425,54454	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	54445	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	83	33.9	8	54414,54425,54443,54452,54453,54467,54475,54476	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	54475	951
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS	83	33.9	3	54452,54467,54476	124
Cuprorhodsite ()*	Spinel	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄			1	54467	34
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	83	33.9	3	54414,54425,54452	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	35	35	1	54425	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	83	33.9	2	54452,54475	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	35	35	1	54425	8173
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂	83	33.9	3	54452,54467,54476	110
Ferronickelplatinum ()*	Potarite	Pt₂FeNi	83	33.9	1	54452	13
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	35	35	2	54425,54475	1188
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	54475	178
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	54475	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			3	54453,54475,54477	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	54453,54475	14640
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS	83	33.9	2	54452,54476	119
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	54468	341
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	83	33.9	3	54452,54467,54476	154
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			2	54467,54476	162
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	83	33.9	3	54452,54467,54476	128
Kashinite ()*	Bowieite	Ir₂S₃			1	54466	29
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	54454	1271
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	83	33.9	3	54452,54467,54476	226
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	54477	581
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂			1	54475	210
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	54475	359
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	54475	229
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄			1	54475	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	35	35	4	54414,54420,54443,54475	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	54420	12537
Malanite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄	83	33.9	2	54452,54467	35
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	54475	770
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	54445	5800
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	54416,54468,54475	66
Odinite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al,Fe²⁺)_2.5(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	54465	4
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	54475	2994
Osmium ()*	None	Os			2	54467,54476	169
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	83	33.9	1	54452	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	83	33.9	2	54452,54475	1512
Potarite ()*	Potarite	PdHg	83	33.9	1	54452	25
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	54454	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			1	54454	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	35	35	3	54425,54445,54475	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	54475,54477	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	54445	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	54475,54477	6417
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			2	54467,54476	337
Stibiopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₅Sb₂			1	54476	75
Sudburyite ()*	Nickeline	PdSb	83	33.9	1	54452	46
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe	83	33.9	2	54452,54467	66
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	35	35	2	54425,54475	2562
Tulameenite ()*	Potarite	Pt₂CuFe			1	54467	48
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	35	35	1	54425	212
Willemseite ()*	Clay Talc	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	54475	15
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	54445	1655
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	35	35	1	54425	1025

17 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	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 ID
podchrome-00968	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	56923	Anna-Madeleine Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Anna-Madeleine	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00956	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233509	Annette Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Annette	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00957	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233510	Arvor Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Arvor	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00960	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233513	Canon Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Canon	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00961	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233514	Chrome Rouge Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Chrome Rouge	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00962	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233515	Consolation Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Consolation	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00963	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233516	Corsaire Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Corsaire	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00975	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233523	Courage Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Courage	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00969	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233534	Dyne Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Dyne	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00970	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233536	Georges Pile Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Georges Pile	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00965	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	57041	GR2H Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	GR2H	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00966	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233519	Lucky Hitt Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Lucky Hitt	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00977	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233525	Marais-Kiki Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Marais-Kiki	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00978	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233526	Marius Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Marius	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
Hg-00127	83	33.9		K-Ar, ?-?	Potarite	Hg	203208	Ouen Island Ophiolite, Ouen Island, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France		Cluzel et al. (2001); Paquette and Cluzel (2007)
podchrome-00972	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233541	Sunshine Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Sunshine	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00979	35	35	Late Eocene			Cr	233530	Vulcain Mine, Mont-Dore Commune, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France	Vulcain	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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