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Locality Name:
Kennon Southeast Cu-Au Deposit (Black Mountain), Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.6

mindat Locality ID: 207173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kennon Southeast Cu-Au Deposit (Black Mountain), Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 16°22'0"N
Longitude: 120°36'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 16.366666666667,120.6

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 Fe H K Mo O S Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteGypsumMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteSphaleriteSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2.12.101588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22.12.105509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42.12.105516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2.12.105707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22.12.1027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2.12.103531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2.12.104165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2.12.108173
Gold  (*)CopperAu2.12.1030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2.12.106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32.12.1014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32.12.105433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42.12.1014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22.12.1012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22.12.105800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22.12.1017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22.12.1039462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2.12.1021482



3 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
AJES44_373-000250.60.60.6     Yes Au8525Baguio Mine, Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesBaguioSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 
PorphCu-005602.12.12.1      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu207173Kennon Southeast Cu-Au Deposit (Black Mountain), Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesKennon South East/Black MountainSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
AJES44_373-00010111     Yes Au21538Philex-Padcal Mine (Santo Tomas II Deposit), Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, PhilippinesSanto Tomas IISillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 


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