Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sarawak, Malaysia

mindat Locality ID: 14327
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14327.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sarawak, Malaysia": 41
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 38

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Bukit Gebong Bauxite Deposit
Gading Deposit
Kuching
Merit Pila Coal Mine
Munggu Beliah Bauxite Deposit
Niah Great Cave (Gunong Jerneb)
Racer Cave
Sarawak Kaolin Deposit
Selanjan Cu Deposit
Serian Bauxite Deposit
Simunjan
Tanjung Serabang Bauxite Deposit
Tegora Deposit

Latitude: 2°1'52"N
Longitude: 111°23'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 2.0311111111111,111.3875

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.

Amorphous	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Garnet	Gypsum
Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Leucophosphite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Orpiment
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Stibnite	Struvite	Talc	Taranakite	Tetrahedrite	Uytenbogaardtite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Apatite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Garnet Gypsum
Jalpaite Kaolinite Leucophosphite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Orpiment
Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Stibnite Struvite Talc Taranakite Tetrahedrite Uytenbogaardtite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite
Wurtzite

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*	Antimony ()*	Ardealite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurostibite ()*	Baryte ()*
Berlinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brushite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Covellite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hannayite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Jalpaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monetite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Newberyite ()*
Niahite ()*	Niter ()*	Nordstrandite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*
Pharmacolite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Sarabauite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Senarmontite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Strengite ()*
Struvite ()*	Talc ()*	Taranakite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Variscite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wakabayashilite ()*
Whitlockite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1	80100	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	80111	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	80076,80086	1534
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	3	80076,80091,80097	363
Ardealite ()*	Gypsum	Ca₂(PO₃OH)(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	80105	30
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	7	80076,80078,80080,80091,80092,80097,80100	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	4	80076,80088,80091,80097	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	7	80076,80077,80088,80091,80092,80095,80100	9052
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂	2	80076,80097	73
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	80102,80111	11547
Berlinite ()*	Quartz	Al(PO₄)	1	80106	28
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	80086	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	80100	1089
Brushite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O	1	80105	104
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	14	80076,80077,80080,80082,80085,80086,80091,80092,80094,80095,80097,80100,80101,80111	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	80086,80111	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	80076,80077,80086,80100,80111	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	3	80074,80095,80102	2600
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	80077,80111	4165
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	80111	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	80074,80076,80100,80111	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	80076,80097	4135
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	80111	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	80076,80085,80086,80097	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	1	80100	163
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	80105	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7	80076,80077,80082,80085,80086,80100,80111	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	5	80073,80104,80106,80109,80112	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5	80073,80084,80104,80109,80112	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	10	80076,80077,80085,80093,80095,80096,80097,80099,80108,80111	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	80076,80085	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	80105	6890
Hannayite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂Mg₃(PO₃OH)₄·8H₂O	1	80105	7
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	80095,80111	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2	80077,80100	804
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	1	80077	116
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11	80073,80074,80076,80086,80088,80100,80104,80107,80109,80111,80112	5591
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	1	80105	110
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	80111	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	80086	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	80077,80086,80111	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	80074,80076	5674
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	1	80077	51
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	1	80074	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	1	80074	255
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	80086	5800
Monetite ()*	None	Ca(PO₃OH)	1	80105	21
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	80111	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	8	80076,80080,80086,80088,80095,80100,80107,80111	17380
Newberyite ()*	None	Mg(PO₃OH)·3H₂O	1	80105	24
Niahite ()*	None	(NH₄)Mn²⁺(PO₄)·H₂O	1	80105	3
Niter ()*	None	K(NO₃)	1	80105	181
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	80084	64
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	80074,80105	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	6	80074,80091,80092,80095,80097,80100	511
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	1	80080	105
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	1	80088	140
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	80085	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	80076,80082,80086,80088,80100,80111	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	80111	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	80076,80086,80100	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	80073,80074,80076,80077,80078,80084,80085,80086,80088,80091,80092,80095,80097,80100,80101,80104,80105,80106,80107,80108,80109,80111,80112	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	9	80074,80076,80078,80080,80091,80092,80095,80097,80100	712
Sarabauite ()*	None	Sb₄S₆·CaSb₆O₁₀	3	80076,80091,80097	2
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	2	80088,80097	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	1	80097	179
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	80076,80082,80085,80086	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	1	80097	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	11	80076,80077,80078,80080,80085,80091,80092,80095,80097,80101,80111	3418
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	80105	263
Struvite ()*	Struvite	(NH₄)Mg(PO₄)·6H₂O	1	80105	30
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	80076	3337
Taranakite ()*	Taranakite	K₃Al₅(PO₃OH)₆(PO₄)₂·18H₂O	1	80105	57
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2	80077,80097	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	80077,80097,80111	5317
Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	1	80077	46
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	2	80105,80106	301
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	2	80076,80097	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	80105	636
Wakabayashilite ()*	None	(As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄	1	80097	16
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆	1	80105	104
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	5	80076,80077,80085,80086,80097	1247

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050654	Sarawak, Malaysia	https://rruff.info/R050654
R060495	Sarabau Mine (Lucky Hill Mine), Bau, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia	https://rruff.info/R060495

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