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Locality Name:
Hinoba-an Prospect, Hinoba-an, Negros Island, Negros Occidental Province, Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 20
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15

mindat Locality ID: 206195
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206195.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hinoba-an Prospect, Hinoba-an, Negros Island, Negros Occidental Province, Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 9°34'59"N
Longitude: 122°34'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 9.5830555555556,122.56666666667

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 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteGypsum
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteSpinel

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dickite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)620150966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)201501588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2201505509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4201505516
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O20150925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S201505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22015027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS201504165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)420150651
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201508173
Gold  (*)CopperAu2015030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O201506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32015014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6201502228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4201505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42015014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22015012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2201505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22015017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22015039462



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-00385201520–15      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu206195Hinoba-an Prospect, Hinoba-an, Negros Island, Negros Occidental Province, Negros Island Region, Visayas, PhilippinesHinobaanSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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