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Locality Name:
Red Hills, Wairau Valley, Marlborough Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 61475
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-61475.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Red Hills, Wairau Valley, Marlborough Region, New Zealand": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°39'3"S
Longitude: 173°1'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -41.650833333333,173.03111111111
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 Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Ni O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Ni O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AuricuprideClayCopperFeldsparGarnetIronNoneOlivinePerovskitePyrite
PyroxeneSerpentineSpinelTalc

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Copper  (*)Diopside  (*)Forsterite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Talc  (*)Wairauite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)329925201534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)29925201036
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe2992520166
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O429925203902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42992520951
Copper  (*)CopperCu29925203846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O629925204135
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)29925201188
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42992520359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4299252014899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2299252039462
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)229925203337
Wairauite  (*)IronCoFe299252016


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Kristen002447Dun Mountain Ophiolite Complex related to Red Hills Ultramafic Intrusion by Nelson segment of Alpine Fault


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
Kristen002447299252Permain     YesAwaruite, Wairauite 5923Dun Mountain, Nelson Region, New ZealandDun Mountain Ophiolite ComplexCoombs et al. (1976)10.2475/ajs.276.5.561AJS276_561 

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