Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cherry Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 401
Youngest recorded age at locality: 373

mindat Locality ID: 259377
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-259377.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cherry Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°33'57"S
Longitude: 146°14'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.565833333333,146.2425

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Clay	Copper	Gypsum	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Stibnite

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 C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn O S Sb Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Clay Copper Gypsum Mica None Pyrite Quartz Stibnite

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Kermesite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Stibnite ()*	Valentinite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	401	373	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	401	373	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	401	373	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	401	373	9895
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	401	373	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	401	373	6890
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	401	373	230
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	401	373	210
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	401	373	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	401	373	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	401	373	61156
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	401	373	3418
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	401	373	369

1 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
	Scott-OGR13_299-0001	401	373	387±14	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion		hornblende						Au	259377	Cherry Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia	Woods Point Dike Swarm	Foster et al. (1998)	10.1016/S0169-1368(97)00020-6	OGR13_299

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