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Locality Name:
Meerschaum Mine, Sunnyside, 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: 15211
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15211.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Meerschaum Mine, Sunnyside, Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°50'6"S
Longitude: 147°28'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -36.835,147.48194444444
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: Ag Al As Au Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChloriteClayCopperCovelliteMicaNoneOwyheeitePyriteQuartz
SphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteZinkenite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Covellite  (*)Gold  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Miargyrite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Owyheeite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Torbernite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS42441609052
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)842441601756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS42441604165
Gold  (*)CopperAu424416030554
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O4244160443
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS24244160300
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2424416017380
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28424416089
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2424416039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2424416061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS424416021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S342441603418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1342441605317
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O42441601059
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S424244160228


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
PRSV127_55-001424416420 ± 4Th/U/PbAge of pegmatitemonazite  Yes  269853Knocker Dyke (South Blue Jacket), Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Glen Wills, Mt Wills Mining District, Omeo, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, AustraliaKnocker pegmatiteEagle et al. (2015)10.1071/RS15018PRSV127_55age of Knocker pegmatite, aslo stated that the age is proxy for Mount Willis which is undated

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