Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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:
Hoskins Mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 445
Youngest recorded age at locality: 420

mindat Locality ID: 86
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-86.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hoskins Mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°53'45"S
Longitude: 148°7'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.895833333333,148.12277777778

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 Ba C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBrauniteCalciteClayFeldsparGarnetMicaMilarite
NoneOlivinePectolitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteSerpentineSpinel

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Ferri-leakeite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite  (*)Microcline  (*)Namansilite  (*)Norrishite  (*)
Oxo-mangani-leakeite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Serandite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sugilite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Witherite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O644542001022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)44542008803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)344542001534
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)24454200295
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)445420011547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)4454200483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)445420027770
Calderite  (*)GarnetMn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)3445420017
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)4445420083
Ferri-leakeite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22(OH)244542004
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)344542001544
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O44454200350
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2445420046
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2445420079
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4445420014899
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mn2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)244542004
Mangano-mangani-ungarettiite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mn2+2Mn3+3)Si8O22O244542003
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)44542004924
Namansilite  (*)NoneNaMn3+Si2O644542008
Norrishite  (*)MicaKLiMn3+2Si4O10O244542005
Oxo-mangani-leakeite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mn3+4Li)Si8O22O242042001
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)4454200363
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2445420039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2445420061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)44542001711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)4454200969
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)445420038
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)344542001214
Sugilite  (*)MilariteKNa2Fe3+2(Li3Si12)O30445420015
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)4454200240
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)4454200251



3 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
Alexandra-0098433427Middle Sillurian Age of metamorphism      86Hoskins Mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales, AustraliaHoskins MineAshley (1986)10.1080/08120098608729383AJES33_443 
Alexandra-0099445444Late Upper Ordovician Age of metamorphism      86Hoskins Mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales, AustraliaHoskins MineAshley (1986)10.1080/08120098608729383AJES33_443 
Grew_Li_2019_0080420420420      Oxo-mangani-leakeite 86Hoskins Mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales, AustraliaHoskins mine, Grenfell, Forbes County, New South Wales, AustraliaAshley (1986)10.1080/08120098608729383AJES33_456 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050244Hoskins Mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R050244
R070006Hoskins Mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R070006
R060368Hoskins Mine, Grenfell, Forbes Co., New South Wales, Australiahttps://rruff.info/R060368


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...