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Locality Name:
Bulagidun Cu-Mo Deposit, Talau, Sulawesi Tengah Province (Central Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 8.75
Youngest recorded age at locality: 8.75

mindat Locality ID: 205767
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205767.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bulagidun Cu-Mo Deposit, Talau, Sulawesi Tengah Province (Central Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°57'7"N
Longitude: 121°46'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0.95194444444444,121.77055555556

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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)28.758.7503419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)8.758.7508803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)8.758.7501588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)28.758.7505509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS48.758.7505516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S8.758.7505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS28.758.75027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS8.758.7504165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O8.758.7502970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)8.758.7508173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF28.758.7509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS8.758.75024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)8.758.7507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu8.758.75030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O8.758.7506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O38.758.75014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)68.758.7502228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)48.758.7505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O48.758.75014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)28.758.75012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS28.758.7505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28.758.75017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS28.758.75039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO28.758.7505614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)8.758.7506417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS8.758.75021482



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
PorphCu-002738.758.758.75      Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Siderite, Sphalerite, ElectrumCu205767Bulagidun Cu-Mo Deposit, Talau, Sulawesi Tengah Province (Central Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), IndonesiaBulagidunSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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