Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Glen Wills, Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 424
Youngest recorded age at locality: 416

mindat Locality ID: 15402
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15402.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Glen Wills, Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef)
Invincible Reef
Knocker Dyke (South Blue Jacket)
Maude And Yellow Girl Mine
Unnamed Pegmatite

Latitude: 36°51'"S
Longitude: 147°31'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -36.85,147.51833333333

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.

Alluaudite	Alunite	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Arrojadite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Arthurite	Autunite
Beryl	Bournonite	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Feldspar
Fluorite	Jahnsite	Lazulite	Mica	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phosphosiderite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Reddingite	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Tourmaline	Triplite	Wagnerite	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: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H Li Mg Mn O P Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alluaudite Alunite Analcime Andalusite Apatite Arrojadite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Arthurite Autunite
Beryl Bournonite Calcite Carminite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Columbite Copper Feldspar
Fluorite Jahnsite Lazulite Mica Monazite None Not in a structural group Olivine Phosphosiderite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Reddingite Rockbridgeite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite
Tourmaline Triplite Wagnerite Zircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Alluaudite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andalusite ()*
Annite ()*	Arrojadite-(KFe) ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Autunite ()*
Bertossaite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brazilianite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Cookeite ()*	Cordierite ()*
Elbaite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Goyazite ()*
Heterosite ()*	Keckite ()*	Kryzhanovskite ()*	Lacroixite ()*	Lazulite ()*
Lithiophorite ()*	Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Phosphoferrite ()*	Phosphosiderite ()*	Polylithionite ()*	Purpurite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Scorzalite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Strengite ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Triphylite ()*	Triplite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Uraninite ()*	Whitmoreite ()*
Wolfeite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zwieselite ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	8803
Alluaudite ()*	Alluaudite	NaMnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₃	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	94
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	424	416	1	14095	244
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	424	416	1	14096	1627
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	424	416	1	14096	1310
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	424	416	1	14097	356
Arrojadite-(KFe) ()*	Arrojadite	(KNa)Fe²⁺(CaNa₂)Fe²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)(OH)₂	424	416	2	14093,14095	50
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	424	416	3	14093,14096,14097	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	424	416	1	14096	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	424	416	2	14095,14097	1272
Bertossaite ()*	Carminite	Li₂CaAl₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₄	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	6
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	424	416	1	14096	1966
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	424	416	1	14096	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	424	416	1	14096	1089
Brazilianite ()*	Not in a structural group	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	59
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	424	416	1	14096	27198
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	424	416	2	14093,14095	518
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	424	416	0		181
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	424	416	0		1008
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	424	416	2	14093,14095	520
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	424	416	2	14093,14095	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	424	416	1	14096	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	424	416	1	14096	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	424	416	1	14097	173
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	204
Keckite ()*	Jahnsite	CaMn(Fe³⁺,Mn)₂Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₃·7H₂O	424	416	1	14097	10
Kryzhanovskite ()*	Reddingite	(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₃(PO₄)₂(OH,H₂O)₃	424	416	1	14095	34
Lacroixite ()*	Titanite	NaAl(PO₄)F	424	416	1	14097	22
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	424	416	1	14095	232
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	424	416	0		210
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	424	416	1	14095	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	424	416	4	14093,14095,14096,14097	945
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	424	416	1	14095	2349
Phosphoferrite ()*	Reddingite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·3H₂O	424	416	2	14093,14095	31
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	424	416	2	14093,14095	182
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂	424	416	1	14093	89
Purpurite ()*	Olivine	Mn³⁺(PO₄)	424	416	1	14095	80
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	424	416	1	14096	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	424	416	1	14096	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	424	416	3	14093,14095,14096	61156
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	206
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	424	416	3	14095,14096,14097	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	424	416	4	14093,14095,14096,14097	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	424	416	1	14097	1153
Scorzalite ()*	Lazulite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	60
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	424	416	1	14096	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	424	416	1	14096	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	424	416	1	14096	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	424	416	0		688
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	424	416	2	14093,14095	263
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	424	416	1	14093	211
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	424	416	1	14096	5317
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	424	416	0		313
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	424	416	2	14093,14095	233
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	424	416	1	14096	120
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	424	416	2	14096,14097	2718
Whitmoreite ()*	Arthurite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	424	416	3	14093,14095,14097	36
Wolfeite ()*	Wagnerite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	424	416	2	14093,14095	43
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	424	416	2	14096,14097	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	424	416	4	14093,14095,14096,14097	5251
Zwieselite ()*	Triplite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)F	424	416	1	14095	47

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PRSV127_55-001	424	416	420 ± 4	Th/U/Pb	Age of pegmatite		monazite							269853	Knocker Dyke (South Blue Jacket), Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Glen Wills, Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia	Knocker pegmatite	Eagle et al. (2015)	10.1071/RS15018	PRSV127_55	age of Knocker pegmatite, aslo stated that the age is proxy for Mount Willis which is undated
	Scott-PRSV127_55-0001	424	416	420±4	Th-U-Pb	age of intrusion		monazite					Alluaudite, Amblygonite, Fluorapatite, Heterosite, Lazulite, Montebrasite, Purpurite, Triplite, Wolfeite, Zwieselite, Scorzalite	Ca, Mn, P, O, F, Fe, Al, K, Na, H, Li	269853	Knocker Dyke (South Blue Jacket), Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Glen Wills, Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia	Knocker Pegmatite	Eagle et al. (2015)	10.1071/RS15018	PRSV127_55	P. 66

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