Mineral Evolution Database

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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:
Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand

Oldest recorded age at locality: 195
Youngest recorded age at locality: 68

mindat Locality ID: 15482
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15482.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand": 51
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 51

Number of Child Localities: 51
Child Localities:
A1 Mine
Alborn Mine
Alexander Mine
Bateman Creek Tungsten Prospect
Big River Mine
Blackwater Mine
Bolitho Mine
Burkes Creek Mine
Caledonian Mine
Cement Town
Chandler Mine
Cumberland Mine (Exchange)
Dauntless Mine
Echo Mine (Garvey Creek; Garvey's Creek)
Empress Mine
Energetic Mine
Fiery Cross Mine
General Gordon Mine
Giles Creek Mine
Golden Fleece Mine (Ajax)
Golden Lead Mine
Golden Point Mine
Golden Treasure Mine (Band Of Hope; Murray Creek)
Inglewood Mine (Victoria; Phoenix; North Star)
Inkerman Mine (Inkerman West; Inkerman South)
Island Block Mine
Italian Creek Mine (Italian Gully)
Just In Time Mine
Keep It Dark Mine
Kirwan's Hill Tungsten Prospect
Kirwan's Reward Mine
Lone Star Mine
McConnochie Creek
Morning Star Mine
Northumberland Mine
OK Mine
Pyramid Mine
Reddale Mine
Reefton Mine (Globe-Progress Mine)
Scotia Mine (Galliant; Happy Valley; Willis)
Sir Francis Drake Mine
Slab Hut Creek Fossicking Area
Snowy River (Snowy River Dredge)
Souvenir Mine
St George Mine
Supreme Mine (Big Blow; Golden Gully Workings)
Terrace Mine
Venus Mine (Venus Lode)
Victoria Range
Wealth Of Nations Mine
Welcome Mine

Latitude: 42°8'47"S
Longitude: 171°54'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -42.146388888889,171.90805555556

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.

Acanthite	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite
Löllingite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Titanite	Topaz	Tungstite	Vivianite	Zircon

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenolite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Claudetite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Titanite ()*
Topaz ()*	Tripuhyite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Vivianite ()*	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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca F O P Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Apatite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite
Löllingite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite Titanite Topaz Tungstite Vivianite Zircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	88600	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	88571,88600	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	88616	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			3	88573,88584,88606	3092
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			2	88573,88606	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			7	88570,88573,88584,88597,88598,88606,88611	9052
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	88571,88600	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	88571,88597,88600	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	88573,88584,88597	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			3	88571,88597,88600	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	88573,88600	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			7	88571,88572,88573,88597,88600,88606,88613	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂			1	88610	376
Claudetite ()*	None	As₂O₃			1	88606	35
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	88584	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	88597	1025
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	88600	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			3	88571,88597,88600	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	88573,88606	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	88571	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	111.8	99.3	0		2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	88571,88597	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	88573,88576,88591,88606	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			33	88568,88570,88571,88572,88573,88576,88577,88579,88582,88583,88584,88585,88587,88588,88589,88590,88591,88592,88594,88595,88596,88597,88598,88606,88607,88608,88609,88611,88612,88613,88615,88617,88618	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	111.8	99.3	0		2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	88571,88597	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	88600	5591
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	88597	762
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			2	88573,88606	1487
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	88571,88573,88600	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	88571,88600	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			7	88571,88572,88573,88597,88600,88606,88613	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	100.5	98.9	4	88571,88573,88597,88600	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	98	81	1	88597	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	88597	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			10	88570,88571,88573,88583,88584,88596,88597,88598,88600,88606	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	88573,88597	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			17	88570,88571,88572,88573,88576,88583,88584,88590,88591,88596,88597,88598,88600,88606,88611,88613,88618	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	88573	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	88571,88597	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			2	88573,88606	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			3	88573,88583,88606	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			4	88573,88597,88600,88606	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			7	88573,88584,88590,88596,88606,88613,88618	3418
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	111.8	99.3	0		4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	88571,88600	1476
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	88584	66
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O			1	88597	118
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	88573	636
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	88571	5251

15 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	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000759	100.5	98.9	99.7±0.8	K-Ar		high	muscovite	BKG-2	Muscovite	Muscovite	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Integrated K-Ar age is best estimate for closure of th argon system in this mineral
Giersdorf_00000760	99	77	99-77	K-Ar		low	biotite	BKG-2			15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Age acquired from initial gas readings and is disregarded as it is inconsistent with the remaining findings
Giersdorf_00000761	100	100	100	K-Ar			biotite	BKG-2			15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Age acquired from the remaining gas readings and are viewed as more accurate
Giersdorf_00000762	99.7	99.1	99.4±0.3	K-Ar			biotite	BKG-2			15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Total Gas Age
Giersdorf_00000763	101.1	99.3	100.2±0.9	K-Ar		high	biotite	BKG-2			15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Integrated Gas Age
Giersdorf_00000764	195	68	195-68	K-Ar		low	orthoclase	BKG-2	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Age acquired from when only 2% gas was released and is disregarded due to being highly inconsistent with remaining findings
Giersdorf_00000765	96	94	96-94	K-Ar			orthoclase	BKG-2	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Summary of remaining gas ages given, before analysis
Giersdorf_00000766	98	98	98	K-Ar			orthoclase	BKG-2	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	15482	Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Age acquired from the final reading of the sample in question
Giersdorf_00000745	127.1	122.9	125±2.1	K-Ar	The age of ~110 Ma records amphibolite facies metamorphism and the beginning of recorded thermal history. This was followed by a period of rapid cooling until ~90 Ma when cooling rates decreased sharply, suggesting an initial period of unroofing followed		hornblende	PSG-11			296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Integrated K-Ar age
Giersdorf_00000746	107.6	104.6	106.1±1.5	K-Ar	The age of ~110 Ma records amphibolite facies metamorphism and the beginning of recorded thermal history. This was followed by a period of rapid cooling until ~90 Ma when cooling rates decreased sharply, suggesting an initial period of unroofing followed		hornblende	PSG-11			296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Isochron K-Ar age
Giersdorf_00000747	98.5	97.9	98.2±0.3	K-Ar	The age of ~110 Ma records amphibolite facies metamorphism and the beginning of recorded thermal history. This was followed by a period of rapid cooling until ~90 Ma when cooling rates decreased sharply, suggesting an initial period of unroofing followed		muscovite	PSG-14	Muscovite	Muscovite	296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Integrated K-Ar age
Giersdorf_00000748	98.2	97.2	97.7±0.5	K-Ar	The age of ~110 Ma records amphibolite facies metamorphism and the beginning of recorded thermal history. This was followed by a period of rapid cooling until ~90 Ma when cooling rates decreased sharply, suggesting an initial period of unroofing followed		muscovite	PSG-14	Muscovite	Muscovite	296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Isochron K-Ar age
Giersdorf_00000749	90	81	90-81	K-Ar	The age spectrum provided by the K-feldspar in the sample is indicative of a rapid cooling		orthoclase	PSG-14	Orthoclase	Orthoclase	296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Age spectrum for K-feldspar
Giersdorf_00000757	150	95	150-95	K-Ar		low	hornblende	SGD-4			296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Age is extracted from the first 15% of the gas released and inconsistent with the result that the remaining 85% of the gas produced.
Giersdorf_00000758	111.8	109.6	110.7±1.1	K-Ar		high	hornblende	SGD-4			296719	Giles Creek Mine, Reefton, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand	Reefton District	Spell et al. (2000)	10.1029/1999TC900046	T19_433	Isochron K-Ar age age is best estimate for closure of th argon system in this mineral

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