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Locality Name:
Poro Mine, Houaïlou Commune, Northern Province, New Caledonia, France


mindat Locality ID: 18890
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18890.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Poro Mine, Houaïlou Commune, Northern Province, New Caledonia, France": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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: Al Ba C Ca Co Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Co Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousCalciteClayCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyroxene
QuartzRamsdelliteSerpentineSpinelTalc

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Asbolane  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Népouite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pecoraite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Talc  (*)Todorokite  (*)Willemseite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O0143
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)30504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)20210
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)4066
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pecoraite  (*)Clay SerpentineNi3Si2O5(OH)4040
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2088
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Willemseite  (*)Clay TalcNi3Si4O10(OH)2015



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