Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea

Oldest recorded age at locality: 17
Youngest recorded age at locality: 12

mindat Locality ID: 186644
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186644.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Frieda River Complex
Torricelli Mts

Latitude: 4°4'44"S
Longitude: 142°20'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -4.0788888888889,142.34138888889

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Djurleite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tellurium ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite
Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

52 IMA Minerals at location:

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	14	12	1	95787	3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	17	12	2	95787,95788	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	14	12	1	95787	1310
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	17	12	2	95787,95788	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	17	13	1	95788	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	17	12	2	95787,95788	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	17	12	2	95787,95788	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	17	13	1	95788	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	17	12	2	95787,95788	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	17	13	1	95788	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	17	13	1	95788	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	17	12	2	95787,95788	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	17	12	3	95787,95788,95789	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	17	13	1	95788	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	17	12	2	95787,95788	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	17	13	1	95788	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	17	12	2	95787,95788	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	17	12	2	95787,95788	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	17	13	1	95788	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	14	12	1	95787	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	17	13	1	95788	300
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	17	12	2	95787,95788	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	17	12	2	95787,95788	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	17	13	1	95788	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	17	13	1	95788	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	17	12	2	95787,95788	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	17	12	2	95787,95788	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	17	13	1	95788	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	17	12	2	95787,95788	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	17	12	3	95787,95788,95789	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	95789	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	17	13	1	95788	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	17	12	2	95787,95788	5591
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	17	13	1	95788	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	17	12	3	95787,95788,95789	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	17	12	2	95787,95788	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	17	12	2	95787,95788	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	14	12	1	95787	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	17	13	1	95788	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17	12	2	95787,95788	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	17	12	3	95787,95788,95789	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	17	12	2	95787,95788	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	14	12	2	95787,95789	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	17	13	1	95788	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	17	12	3	95787,95788,95789	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	17	13	1	95788	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	14	12	1	95787	6417
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	95789	1934
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	17	12	2	95787,95788	2045
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	17	13	1	95788	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	17	13	1	95788	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	17	13	1	95788	5317

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00620	14	12	14–12									Actinolite, Alunite, Andalusite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Dickite, Diopside, Enargite, Epidote, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Siderite, Electrum	Cu	226944	Frieda Deposit (Frieda River Deposit), Frieda River Complex, Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea	Frieda River	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
	PorphCu-00621	17	13	17–13										Cu	208480	Nena Cu-Au Deposit, Frieda River Complex, Sandaun Province (West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea	Nena	Singer et al. (2005)		USGSOFR2005_1060

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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