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Locality Name:
Mindanao, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 97
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 132483
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132483.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mindanao, Philippines": 58
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 33

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao
Caraga Region
Central Mindanao
Northern Mindanao Region
Soccsksargen Region
Southern Mindanao Region
Zamboanga Peninsula Region

Latitude: 7°39'35"N
Longitude: 124°45'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 7.6597222222222,124.76222222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Germanite	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite
Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite
Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Ti V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Germanite Gypsum Iron Kaolinite
Lepidocrocite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Wurtzite
Zircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Colusite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Enargite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iridium ()*	Iron ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Merrillite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Platinum ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Taenite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Troilite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	16	5.3	4	96656,96658,96659,96672	3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	19.5	2.6	3	96618,96649,96672	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	16	2.6	4	96623,96649,96657,96662	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	96623	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	96623	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5.3	2.6	3	96633,96657,96659	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	96623,96669,96671,96673	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	16	2.6	10	96632,96633,96634,96649,96655,96657,96658,96659,96662,96672	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	96623,96664	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	16	2.6	3	96632,96649,96662	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	97	2.6	17	96623,96630,96632,96633,96634,96649,96655,96656,96657,96658,96659,96662,96666,96669,96671,96672,96673	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	87	87	4	96629,96638,96642,96661	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			2	96632,96657	3531
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	5.3	2.6	1	96649	110
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	5.3	2.6	3	96632,96633,96642	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	5.3	2.6	2	96632,96649	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	5.3	2.6	1	96633	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	5.3	2.6	1	96649	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	16	2.6	4	96649,96655,96664,96672	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	16	2.6	3	96632,96649,96662	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	96659	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	96632	300
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	19.5	2.6	3	96618,96623,96649	910
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	87	87	1	96630	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	97	2.6	6	96649,96656,96659,96662,96664,96666	8173
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	96661	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5.3	2.6	5	96623,96649,96669,96671,96673	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	16	5.3	3	96632,96638,96662	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	16	5.3	14	96621,96623,96632,96635,96636,96653,96658,96659,96661,96662,96664,96669,96671,96673	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	16	5.3	2	96657,96662	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	87	5.3	6	96618,96630,96638,96661,96662,96672	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	96642	5433
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			1	96661	162
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	96642	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	87	2.6	9	96618,96623,96630,96633,96655,96658,96662,96664,96672	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	87	87	1	96630	581
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	5.3	2.6	1	96649	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	87	2.6	11	96630,96633,96638,96642,96649,96656,96657,96659,96661,96662,96664	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	87	2.6	5	96618,96630,96633,96657,96659	12537
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	96642	230
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	16	2.6	8	96633,96634,96649,96655,96658,96659,96662,96672	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	97	2.6	10	96618,96623,96632,96649,96655,96658,96662,96664,96666,96672	17380
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	87	87	1	96630	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	96661	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	97	2.6	20	96618,96623,96630,96632,96633,96634,96649,96655,96656,96657,96658,96659,96661,96662,96664,96666,96669,96671,96672,96673	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	19.5	2.6	2	96618,96649	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			8	96623,96632,96653,96661,96664,96669,96671,96673	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	96623,96661	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	96621	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5.3	2.6	5	96623,96649,96669,96671,96673	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	96663	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	96642	703
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	5.3	2.6	1	96649	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5.3	2.6	1	96649	5317
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	96642	1044
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	96661	5251

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
PorphCu-00394	19.5	19.5	Pre–M. Miocene	Alunite, Enargite, Hematite, Kaolinite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	206211	Salatan Cu Deposit, Sultan Kudarat Province, Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines	Salatan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
podchrome-01006	87	87	Upper Cretaceous		Cr	231474	Dinagat Islands Province, Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines	Dinagat	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
PorphCu-00390	5.3	2.6	Pliocene	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206205	Boyongan Cu-Au Deposit (Buyongan), Surigao Del Norte Province, Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines	Boyongan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00657	5.3	2.6	Pliocene	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	228019	Luna-Asiga Prospect, Surigao Del Norte Province, Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines	Luna-Asiga	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00625	5.3	2.6	Pliocene	Alunite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Colusite, Covellite, Diaspore, Dickite, Digenite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Luzonite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite	Cu	208932	Tampakan Prospect, South Cotabato Province, Soccsksargen Region, Mindanao, Philippines	Tampakan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00027	16	5.3	M-L Miocene	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	8428	Amacan Mine, Davao Del Norte Province, Southern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, Philippines	Amacan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00393	16	5.3	middle-late Miocene	Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206210	Mapula Cu Deposit, Davao Del Norte Province, Southern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, Philippines	Mapula	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00624	16	5.3	middle–late Miocene	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	208931	Kingking Cu-Au Deposit, Davao Del Sur Province, Southern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, Philippines	Kingking	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00627	97	92	97–92	Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Pyrite	Cu	208934	Lingig Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Surigao Del Sur Province, Southern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, Philippines	Lingig	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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