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Locality Name:
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 502
Youngest recorded age at locality: 502

mindat Locality ID: 5774
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5774.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Cape Horn Mine
Comstock Chert Prospect
Crown Lyell Mine
Iron Blow Mine
King Lyell
Lyell Blocks
Lyell Comstock Pb/Zn Mine
North Lyell Mine
Prince Lyell Mine
Queen Lyell Mine
Tasman Crown Lyell Extended
Western Tharsis Deposit

Latitude: 42°2'59"S
Longitude: 145°35'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -42.049722222222,145.5875
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteBruciteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiaspore
DigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGermaniteGypsumHulsiteJalpaite
KaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteMonazite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelStannoiditeTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTopazTourmalineVivianiteWurtziteZircon

93 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Berzelianite  (*)Betekhtinite  (*)Boothite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gorceixite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hulsite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnesio-foitite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Renierite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Woodhouseite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S502502213279,132842793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3502502113284315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5025021132848803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6502502113284966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO25025021132842162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)350250201534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)5025021132841588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)25025021132843092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS502502213282,132849052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)502502413277,13283,13284,1328711547
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)50250211328466
Betekhtinite  (*)None(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15502502213283,1328445
Boothite  (*)MelanteriteCu(SO4)·7H2O50250211328418
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4502502813277,13278,13279,13280,13281,13283,13284,132875516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11502502113282843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS35025021132841089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)65025021132811633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2502502113282462
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2502502113284361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)50250211328427770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O502502113284925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S502502713278,13279,13280,13281,13283,13284,132875707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25025021013276,13277,13278,13279,13280,13281,13282,13283,13284,1328727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8502502113284577
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe502502113284281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)85025021132841756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5025021132841025
Copper  (*)CopperCu502502313280,13281,132843846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS502502313280,13281,132844165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3502502113284802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O502502313280,13281,132842970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2502502113284144
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4502502113284651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S502502513277,13280,13281,13283,132841027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16502502213277,13284300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25025021132849895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4502502413277,13278,13284,13287910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)50250208173
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)650250211328473
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F5025021132842740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2502502413277,13283,13284,132879617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS502502813277,13278,13280,13281,13282,13283,13284,1328624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)502502313280,13281,132847437
Gold  (*)CopperAu502502213279,1328430554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6502502113284121
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5025021132846890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3502502413279,13283,13284,1328714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te502502113284804
Hulsite  (*)HulsiteFe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)50250211328215
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2502502213279,13284116
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)65025021132842228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4502502213280,132845591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2502502113282987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4502502213283,13284249
Magnesio-foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)502502213283,1328422
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4502502313282,13284,1328714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)250250211328412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25025021132825674
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS8502502513277,13278,13283,13284,1328792
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2502502313283,13284,132875800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)502502113284945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2502502313280,13284,1328717380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6502502113284128
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2502502213277,13284247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S85025021132841512
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2502502113284409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2502502613277,13278,13282,13283,13284,1328739462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2502502413277,13283,13284,13287771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8502502213282,132849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2502502413277,13282,13284,1328761156
Renierite  (*)Sphalerite Germanite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S1650250211328437
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)502502213280,132811711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25025021132845614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)502502313280,13281,132846417
Silver  (*)CopperAg5025021132845186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS502502613277,13280,13281,13282,13283,1328421482
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S1250250211328480
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS502502213283,13284332
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6502502113284105
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)25025021132823337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3502502113284276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13502502313278,13283,132841803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO5025021132841101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13502502413277,13278,13279,132845317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2502502213284,132871476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)25025021132822562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO25025021132842718
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O502502113284301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O502502113284636
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3502502113284297
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6502502213284,1328762
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)5025021132845251
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl502502213284,1328786


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
vms-00040502502Cambrian       S5774Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaMount LyellMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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