Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cygnet District, Huon-Channel Region, Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, Australia

mindat Locality ID: 6161
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6161.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cygnet District, Huon-Channel Region, Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, Australia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Black Jack Ridge
King Hill Gold Mine
Langdons Point
Livingstone Mine
Lymington
Mount Mary Gold Mine
Mt Cygnet Coal Mines

Latitude: 43°10'57"S
Longitude: 147°5'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -43.1825,147.08333333333

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite
Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote
Eudialyte	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Marcasite	Mica	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None
Pectolite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilbite	Sulphur	Titanite	Tridymite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite
Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote
Eudialyte Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Marcasite Mica Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None
Pectolite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite
Sphalerite Spinel Stilbite Sulphur Titanite Tridymite Wollastonite Zircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andalusite ()*
Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Edenite ()*
Epidote ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Ferro-actinolite ()*	Ferro-pargasite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hastingsite ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Marialite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pectolite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pigeonite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Scolecite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stellerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	0		3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	0		1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0		8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	0		1627
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	0		1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	13057	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0		1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0		3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	0		9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0		2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	0		11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0		27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	0		232
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	0		4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	0		27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	0		2600
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	0		1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	0		4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	0		4135
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	13057	8173
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	0		182
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		129
Ferro-pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		54
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	0		2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	0		24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	13062	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	13056,13058,13061,13062	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	0		2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0		6890
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		209
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	0		158
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	0		741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	13056,13062	2228
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	0		5674
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	1	13057	139
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	0		1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	0		405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	0		1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	0		884
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	0		471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0		2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	0		363
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	0		2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	0		303
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	0		170
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	13056,13062	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	13060	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	0		5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	13056,13057	598
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	0		390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	0		6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	0		444
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	13057	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	0		21482
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	0		189
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	0		2045
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0		4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		2562
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	0		1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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