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

Ages for Kaolinite at Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 23Ma - 2.5Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
vms-00498	23	5.3				264995	Batu Marupa Deposit (Sang Karopi; Singkaropi), Makale, Tana Toraja Regency, Sulawesi Selatan Province (South Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
PorphCu-00275	5	2.5		Albite, Alunite, Andalusite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Covellite, Diaspore, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	205769	Tapadaa Cu Deposit, Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Specified age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00272	10.6	10.6		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	205766	Sassak Mine, Polewali, Sulawesi Barat Province (West Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00275	5	2.5		Albite, Alunite, Andalusite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Covellite, Diaspore, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	205769	Tapadaa Cu Deposit, Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00273	8.75	8.75		Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Siderite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	205767	Bulagidun Cu-Mo Deposit, Talau, Sulawesi Tengah Province (Central Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00274	3	3		Actinolite, Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Gibbsite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	205768	Tombulilato Cu Deposit, Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00498	23	5.3				264995	Batu Marupa Deposit (Sang Karopi; Singkaropi), Makale, Tana Toraja Regency, Sulawesi Selatan Province (South Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00499	23	5.3				264995	Batu Marupa Deposit (Sang Karopi; Singkaropi), Makale, Tana Toraja Regency, Sulawesi Selatan Province (South Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00501	23	5.3				264995	Batu Marupa Deposit (Sang Karopi; Singkaropi), Makale, Tana Toraja Regency, Sulawesi Selatan Province (South Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034