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Locality Name:
Visayas, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 108
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 132484
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132484.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Visayas, Philippines": 61
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Central Visayas Region
Eastern Visayas Region
Negros Island Region
Western Visayas Region

Latitude: 10°45'7"N
Longitude: 123°9'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 10.751944444444,123.16166666667

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Arseniosiderite	Auricupride	Bowieite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite
Potarite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wavellite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 C Ca Cd Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Os P Pb Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Analcime Arseniosiderite Auricupride Bowieite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite
Potarite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Wavellite Wollastonite Wurtzite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bowieite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Cooperite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cuproiridsite ()*	Dickite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erlichmanite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hongshiite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Iridium ()*
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kashinite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Laurite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melonite ()*	Mercury ()*	Mitridatite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nsutite ()*	Osmium ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Platinum ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Ruarsite ()*	Ruthenium ()*	Rutile ()*
Silver ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetra-auricupride ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tulameenite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wairakite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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	108	16	3	96684,96713,96715	3419
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	96698	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	108	15	4	96681,96684,96705,96724	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	96697	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	108	15	6	96684,96697,96705,96713,96723,96724	1588
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	21	20	1	96724	246
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	108	15	7	96684,96705,96709,96713,96723,96724,96727	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	108	15	8	96684,96698,96705,96706,96709,96713,96715,96724	5516
Bowieite ()*	Bowieite	Rh₂S₃			1	96698	33
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	30	20	5	96689,96697,96709,96717,96724	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	21	15	2	96705,96724	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	108	15	5	96684,96705,96709,96713,96724	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	108	5.3	14	96681,96684,96694,96698,96700,96705,96706,96709,96713,96715,96723,96724,96727,96728	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			3	96695,96698,96731	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	108	20	5	96684,96709,96713,96723,96724	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	96735	2600
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS			1	96698	124
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	108	20	4	96681,96684,96723,96724	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	108	15	5	96684,96705,96709,96713,96724	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	108	20	5	96681,96684,96709,96723,96724	2970
Cuproiridsite ()*	Spinel	Cu(Ir³⁺Ir⁴⁺)S₄			1	96698	31
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	20	15	1	96705	651
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	108	15	6	96684,96697,96705,96709,96713,96724	8173
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂			1	96698	110
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	33.9	5.3	4	96698,96700,96713,96724	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	108	20	6	96684,96698,96723,96724,96733,96736	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	108	15	6	96684,96698,96705,96713,96723,96724	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	108	108	1	96684	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	96698	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	108	15	5	96684,96705,96713,96723,96724	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	108	15	9	96681,96684,96698,96705,96713,96715,96723,96724,96727	14640
Hongshiite ()*	None	PtCu			1	96698	27
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	96698	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS			1	96698	154
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			1	96698	162
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe			1	96698	128
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	33.9	15	3	96705,96713,96724	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	108	5.3	5	96684,96700,96705,96709,96724	5591
Kashinite ()*	Bowieite	Ir₂S₃			1	96698	29
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	96697	1271
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂			1	96698	226
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄			1	96698	249
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	108	15	8	96684,96698,96705,96709,96713,96715,96723,96724	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	108	15	10	96681,96684,96705,96706,96709,96713,96715,96723,96724,96727	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	21	20	1	96724	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂			1	96698	207
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			1	96735	397
Mitridatite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O			1	96719	129
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	108	15	8	96684,96705,96706,96709,96713,96715,96723,96724	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	108	108	1	96684	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	108	5.3	8	96681,96684,96700,96705,96709,96713,96723,96724	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	23	16	2	96681,96715	186
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x			1	96730	121
Osmium ()*	None	Os			1	96698	169
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	96698	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	96698	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	33.9	23	1	96713	2273
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	96698	485
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	96697	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	108	5.3	16	96681,96688,96694,96698,96700,96705,96706,96709,96713,96715,96718,96723,96724,96727,96728,96735	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	108	108	1	96684	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	96698	9056
Ruarsite ()*	None	RuAsS			1	96698	25
Ruthenium ()*	None	Ru			1	96698	46
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	96698	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	108	20	2	96684,96724	5186
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			1	96698	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	108	5.3	7	96684,96694,96700,96713,96724,96727,96728	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	96733	1934
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	21	20	2	96723,96724	1101
Tetra-auricupride ()*	None	CuAu			1	96698	30
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe			1	96698	66
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	108	23	2	96684,96713	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	96697	4899
Tulameenite ()*	Potarite	Pt₂CuFe			1	96698	48
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	96697	1395
Wairakite ()*	Analcime	Ca(Si₄Al₂)O₁₂·2H₂O			1	96697	73
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	96719	374
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	96697	1247

11 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-00382	108	108	108	Actinolite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Gold, Graphite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Silver, Sphalerite	Cu	206183	Atlas Copper District (Toledo), Cebu Island, Cebu Province, Central Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines	Atlas	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedcu-00544	7	7	Pliocene		Cu	248675	Bagacay Mine, Samar Island, Eastern Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines	Bagacay	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
vms-00712	20	20	Eocene-Pliocene		S	248675	Bagacay Mine, Samar Island, Eastern Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines	Bagacay	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
PorphCu-00383	16	5.3	middle-late Miocene	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206190	Sulat Cu Deposit, Sulat, Samar Island, Eastern Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines	Sulat	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00728	15	15	Miocene		S	206190	Sulat Cu Deposit, Sulat, Samar Island, Eastern Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines	Sulat	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
PorphCu-00385	20	15	20–15	Alunite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206195	Hinoba-an Prospect, Hinoba-an, Negros Island, Negros Occidental Province, Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines	Hinobaan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00387	30	30	30	Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	69552	Sipalay Mine, Sipalay, Negros Island, Negros Occidental Province, Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines	Sipalay	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00028	33.9	23	Oligocene	Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	8577	Basay Mine (Muhong Mine), Basay, Negros Island, Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines	Basay	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00384	23	16	early Miocene	Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Neotocite	Cu	206191	Aya Aya Cu Deposit, Olandao Brgy, Basay, Negros Island, Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines	Aya Aya	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00389	21	20	21–20	Alunite, Antlerite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite	Cu	206202	Marcopper Mine (Tapian Mine), Marinduque Island, Marinduque Province, Western Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines	Marcopper	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00719	50	50	Eocene		S	248677	Lorraine Mine, Balabac Island, Palawan Province, Western Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines	Lorraine	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

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