Mineral Evolution Database
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Ages for Hematite at Papua New Guinea

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 24Ma - 0.1Ma 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
PorphCu-00250	24	24		Actinolite, Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite	Cu	203737	Plesyumi Prospect, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
AJES44_373-00022	0.35	0.1			Au	27932	Ladolam Au Deposit (Lihir Mine), Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373

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-00250	24	24		Actinolite, Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite	Cu	203737	Plesyumi Prospect, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00418	4.46	4.38		Actinolite, Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	206309	Mount Bini Cu-Au Deposit, Ofi Creek, Central Province, Papua New Guinea	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
AJES44_373-00006	3.4	3.4			Au	8831	Panguna Mine (Bougainville Mine), Bougainville Island, Autonomous Region Of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373
AJES44_373-00007	1.2	1.2			Au	17175	Ok Tedi Mine, Mount Fubilan, Star Mts, Western Province (Fly Province), Papua New Guinea	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373
AJES44_373-00022	0.35	0.1			Au	27932	Ladolam Au Deposit (Lihir Mine), Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373
AJES44_373-00023	6	5.6			Au	18822	Porgera Mine, Mt Kare Valley, Mt Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea	Sillitoe (1997)	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00031	3.4	3.4		Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Stannite	Cu	8831	Panguna Mine (Bougainville Mine), Bougainville Island, Autonomous Region Of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00053	1.2	1.1		Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Turquoise	Cu	17175	Ok Tedi Mine, Mount Fubilan, Star Mts, Western Province (Fly Province), Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00251	25	25		Actinolite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	203740	Esis Prospect, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00413	15	15		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206303	Arie Cu Deposit, Manus Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00414	15	12		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite	Cu	206304	Mount Kren Cu Deposit, Manus Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00415	5.3	2.6		Actinolite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	206306	Nong River Cu Deposit, Star Mts, Western Province (Fly Province), Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00416	3.9	3.4		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	206307	Mount Futik Cu Deposit (Mount Olgal), Star Mts, Western Province (Fly Province), Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00615	9	9		Actinolite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Dickite, Epidote, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	208474	Wafi River Cu-Au Deposit, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00616	8	6		Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	208475	Yanderra Deposit (Yandera Prospect), Madang Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00617	33.9	5.3			Cu	208476	Legusulum Cu Deposit, New Ireland Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00618	1901	1871		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	208477	Simuku Prospect, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00619	143.8	139.8		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Pyrite	Cu	208478	Mt Nakru, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00620	14	12		Actinolite, Alunite, Andalusite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Dickite, Diopside, Enargite, Epidote, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Siderite, Electrum	Cu	226944	Frieda Deposit (Frieda River Deposit), Frieda River Complex, Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00621	17	13			Cu	208480	Nena Cu-Au Deposit, Frieda River Complex, Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea	Singer et al. (2005)	USGSOFR2005_1060