Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Fiji

Oldest recorded age at locality: 6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 16494
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16494.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fiji": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Lau Islands
Ovalau Island
Vanua Levu
Viti Levu

Latitude: 17°14'59"S
Longitude: 178°49'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.249722222222,178.82222222222

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite
Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite
Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite
Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group
Phosphosiderite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Schreyerite	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Se Si Sn Te Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite
Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cristobalite
Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Iron Kaolinite
Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group
Phosphosiderite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Schreyerite Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Wurtzite

103 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*
Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Benleonardite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bonattite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Braunite ()*
Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Empressite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Idaite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Karelianite ()*	Kolbeckite ()*	Kostovite ()*
Krennerite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melonite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nagyágite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nolanite ()*
Nukundamite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Paragonite ()*	Pearceite ()*
Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Roscoelite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schreyerite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stützite ()*	Sylvanite ()*
Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vanadium ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	49614	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5.9	5.3	3	49593,49599,49600	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5.9	5.3	5	49593,49599,49600,49614,49617	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			3	49579,49611,49614	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	49613	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	5.9	5.3	2	49583,49600	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	49611	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	49593	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	5.9	5.3	4	49593,49594,49595,49600	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	5.9	5.3	4	49593,49600,49611,49614	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	49611,49614	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	49603	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	5	4	49576,49579,49583,49611	11547
Benleonardite ()*	Polybasite	Ag₁₅Cu(Sb,As)₂S₇Te₄			2	49611,49614	20
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	49614	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	49614	1935
Bonattite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·3H₂O	5	5	1	49576	21
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	6	5	14	49576,49579,49584,49591,49593,49594,49595,49598,49599,49600,49601,49608,49614,49616	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	49611	1089
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	6	5.3	1	49580	483
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			3	49579,49611,49614	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.9	5.3	9	49572,49593,49598,49599,49600,49608,49611,49614,49617	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	49579	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5.9	5.3	3	49579,49598,49600	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6	5	17	49576,49579,49584,49591,49593,49594,49595,49597,49598,49599,49600,49601,49608,49611,49614,49616,49617	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	5.9	5.3	1	49598	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	49611	2600
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe			2	49611,49614	169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	5.9	5.3	1	49598	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			1	49614	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	5.9	5	8	49576,49579,49584,49598,49599,49600,49614,49616	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	49613	453
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	6	5.3	1	49580	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	5.9	5.3	1	49598	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			2	49579,49593	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.9	5.3	3	49599,49611,49614	9895
Empressite ()*	None	AgTe			1	49611	43
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	5	5	3	49576,49579,49614	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5.9	5.3	9	49586,49593,49598,49599,49600,49608,49611,49614,49617	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	49614	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5.9	5	10	49576,49579,49584,49593,49598,49599,49600,49611,49614,49616	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	49579	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5.9	5.3	15	49579,49586,49587,49590,49592,49598,49604,49605,49608,49609,49611,49612,49614,49615,49616	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃			1	49579	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5.9	5	7	49576,49593,49594,49595,49600,49614,49617	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	6	5.3	6	49579,49593,49599,49600,49601,49614	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			3	49590,49611,49614	804
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	6	5.3	1	49580	243
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	5	5	1	49576	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	49611	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	49579,49614	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.9	5	8	49576,49592,49593,49599,49600,49613,49614,49617	5591
Karelianite ()*	Corundum	V₂O₃			1	49614	17
Kolbeckite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Sc(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	49611	26
Kostovite ()*	None	AuCuTe₄			1	49579	21
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈			2	49611,49614	111
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	49583	1271
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	49579	581
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	49579	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	6	5.3	12	49572,49587,49591,49593,49598,49599,49600,49601,49605,49608,49611,49614	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5.9	5.3	2	49598,49600	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			2	49611,49614	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂			1	49611	207
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	6	5.3	6	49591,49593,49598,49599,49600,49601	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	5.9	5	3	49576,49593,49599	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5.9	5.3	9	49592,49593,49598,49599,49600,49608,49611,49614,49617	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃			2	49609,49611	67
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se			1	49611	192
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	5.9	5.3	1	49598	186
Nolanite ()*	Nolanite	V³⁺₈Fe³⁺₂O₁₄(OH)₂			1	49614	19
Nukundamite ()*	None	Cu_3.4Fe_0.6S₄	5	5	1	49576	16
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	5	5	1	49576	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	49611,49614	2349
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5.9	5.3	3	49593,49599,49600	247
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			1	49611	249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			3	49579,49611,49614	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	5.9	5.3	1	49599	2273
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	49611	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	49611	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	49611	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	5	20	49576,49579,49583,49584,49586,49590,49591,49593,49594,49595,49597,49598,49599,49600,49601,49604,49611,49614,49616,49617	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	49580,49611	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	49613	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	49611,49616	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	5	18	49572,49576,49579,49591,49592,49593,49598,49599,49600,49601,49604,49608,49611,49612,49613,49614,49615,49617	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	49611	712
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	49611,49614	253
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5.9	5.3	3	49593,49599,49614	5614
Schreyerite ()*	Schreyerite	V³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉			1	49614	10
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	49604	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	6	5	12	49576,49579,49584,49594,49598,49599,49600,49601,49611,49614,49616,49617	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	49572	1934
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			2	49611,49614	3418
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			2	49611,49614	92
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			2	49611,49614	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	5.9	5.3	1	49599	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			4	49579,49604,49611,49614	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	49614	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	5.9	5	5	49576,49579,49600,49611,49614	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			2	49611,49614	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	49593,49614	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	49611	2562
Vanadium ()*	Iron	V			1	49614	5

3 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
vms-00470	5	5	Pliocene		S	1648	Undu Mine ("Udu Mine"), Nukundamu, Vanua Levu, Fiji	Undu	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
PorphCu-00120	5.9	5.3	5.9–5.3	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Neotocite	Cu	58352	Waisoi Cu Deposit, Namosi District, Viti Levu, Fiji	Namosi	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00311	6	6	6	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	205935	Waivaka Cu Deposit, Namosi District, Viti Levu, Fiji	Waivaka	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070398	Undu Mine ("Udu Mine"), Nukundamu, Vanua Levu, Fiji	https://rruff.info/R070398

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