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Locality Name:
Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 16

mindat Locality ID: 132490
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132490.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Albay Province
Camarines Norte Province
Masbate Province

Latitude: 13°18'34"N
Longitude: 123°20'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 13.309444444444,123.34916666667

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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo N Na O Pb S Sb Si U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crocoite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Niter  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
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)22316296517,965203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1965178803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)62316196520966
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21965145509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41965175516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19651727770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3603601965125707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS236016496512,96517,96520,9652527198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1965144165
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)19651881
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)2316196520481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61965174135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2316296517,965208173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS396514,96525,9652624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu896514,96522,96523,96524,96525,96526,96528,9652930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1965172812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32316496515,96516,96517,9652014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42316296517,965205591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42316396515,96517,9652014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2541252296512,9651712537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22316296517,965205800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1965171508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22316296517,9652017380
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)196517181
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21965172273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS236016596512,96515,96517,96520,9652539462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)22316196520771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82316296517,965209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2696515,96516,96517,96522,96523,9652561156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)23161965204894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS360360396512,96525,9652621482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4196514586
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21965172562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22316296517,965202718



4 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
podchrome-009949696Cretaceous       Cr132500Mayon Volcano, Albay Province, Bicol Region, Luzon, PhilippinesMayonMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
vms-00717360360Paleozoic       S28584Hixbar Mine, Rapu Rapu Island (Lap Lap Island), Albay Province, Bicol Region, Luzon, PhilippinesHixbarMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00726541252Paleozoic        28584Hixbar Mine, Rapu Rapu Island (Lap Lap Island), Albay Province, Bicol Region, Luzon, PhilippinesRapu-RapuMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
PorphCu-005552316Early Miocene      Actinolite, Alunite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Epidote, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, ScheeliteCu207166Matanlang Cu-Au Deposit, Paracale District, Camarines Norte Province, Bicol Region, Luzon, PhilippinesMatanlangSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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