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Locality Name:
Central Luzon Region, Luzon, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 96
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.19

mindat Locality ID: 132488
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132488.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Central Luzon Region, Luzon, Philippines": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bataan Province
Mount Pinatubo
Tarlac Province
Zambales Province

Latitude: 14°23'52"N
Longitude: 120°44'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 14.397777777778,120.73388888889

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 As Au C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pt S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDiaspore
EnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteWurtziteZircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Dickite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enargite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Troilite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)296961965603419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)64.10.19296548,96558966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2.72.7296549,965581588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1965491036
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22.72.71965585509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44.10.19296548,965585516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2.72.71965585707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2960.19496548,96549,96558,9656027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O496961965603902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2.72.71965582600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)89696296556,965601756
Copper  (*)CopperCu2.72.71965583846
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3196549802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2196549327
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)4.10.19296548,96558481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44.10.19196548651
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2196549160
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42.72.7196558910
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6196549944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2.72.71965588173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2.72.719655824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2.72.7296553,9655830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2.72.71965582812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2.72.71965586890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32.72.719655814640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31965495433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62.72.71965582228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44.10.19296548,965585591
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O49696196556311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42.72.7296549,9655814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24.10.19296548,9655812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22.72.71965585674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22.72.71965585800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2.72.71965581508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24.10.19296548,9655817380
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2196549313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S89696296549,965601512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt9696196560485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24.10.19396548,96549,9655839462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)22.72.7196558771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S89696296549,965609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219654961156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2.72.7296549,9655821482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32.72.71965583418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132.72.71965585317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1965494899
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS96961965601044
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)39696196560212
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S49696196560380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1965495251



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
PorphCu-005564.10.194.1–0.19      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Dickite, Kaolinite, Malachite, PyriteCu207167Pisumpan Cu Deposit, Bataan Province, Central Luzon Region, Luzon, PhilippinesPisumpanSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
podchrome-009969696Cretaceous       Cr187251Zambales Province, Central Luzon Region, Luzon, PhilippinesZambalesMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
PorphCu-005642.72.72.7      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Copper, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Graphite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, ElectrumCu207179Dizon Mine, San Marcelino, Zambales Province, Central Luzon Region, Luzon, PhilippinesDizonSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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