Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 9.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.6

mindat Locality ID: 187247
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187247.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Acupan Mine
Acupan South Mine
Antamok Mine
Baguio Mine
Itogon Mine
Kelly Deposit
Kennon Southeast Cu-Au Deposit (Black Mountain)
Philex-Padcal Mine (Santo Tomas II Deposit)
Santo Niño Mine

Latitude: 16°22'23"N
Longitude: 120°37'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 16.373055555556,120.62583333333

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Digenite	Epidote	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Altaite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Annite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Covellite ()*
Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kotulskite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Merenskyite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petzite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite
Digenite Epidote Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Zircon

49 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	1.5	1.5	1	96571	3419
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1.5	0.6	3	96564,96568,96571	489
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2.1	0.6	5	96564,96566,96567,96570,96571	1588
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1.5	1	1	96571	356
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	0.6	1	96564	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	9.5	1.5	3	96570,96571,96572	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	9.5	0.6	4	96564,96570,96571,96572	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	0.6	1	96564	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	9.5	0.6	5	96564,96566,96568,96571,96572	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	9.5	1.5	3	96570,96571,96572	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9.5	0.6	6	96564,96566,96568,96570,96571,96572	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2.1	1.5	2	96570,96571	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	0.6	1	96564	2600
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	1	0.6	1	96564	169
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2.1	1.5	2	96570,96571	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1.5	1.5	1	96571	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	9.5	0.6	4	96564,96570,96571,96572	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	1	0.6	1	96564	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1.5	0.6	3	96564,96568,96571	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9.5	0.6	6	96564,96567,96568,96570,96571,96572	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2.1	0.6	4	96564,96567,96570,96571	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2.1	0.6	4	96564,96568,96570,96571	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1.5	0.6	2	96564,96571	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2.1	2.1	1	96570	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	9.5	9.5	1	96572	5591
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	1.5	1	1	96571	116
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	9.5	0.6	4	96564,96570,96571,96572	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	9.5	1.5	3	96570,96571,96572	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	0.6	1	96564	5674
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1.5	1.5	1	96571	155
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	9.5	0.6	4	96564,96570,96571,96572	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	1.5	1.5	1	96571	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	9.5	0.6	5	96564,96568,96570,96571,96572	17380
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1.5	0.6	2	96564,96571	409
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	0.6	1	96564	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	0.6	1	96564	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9.5	0.6	5	96564,96566,96570,96571,96572	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1.5	1.5	1	96571	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1.5	1	1	96571	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1.5	0.6	4	96564,96566,96568,96571	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	0.6	1	96564	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	0.6	3	96564,96566,96567	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	0.6	1	96564	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1.5	0.6	2	96564,96571	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2.1	0.6	4	96564,96568,96570,96571	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	0.6	1	96564	3418
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1	0.6	1	96564	337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1.5	0.6	3	96564,96566,96571	5317
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1.5	1	1	96571	5251

5 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 DOI	Reference ID
AJES44_373-00025	0.6	0.6	0.6		Au	8525	Baguio Mine, Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines	Baguio	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00560	2.1	2.1	2.1	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	207173	Kennon Southeast Cu-Au Deposit (Black Mountain), Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines	Kennon South East/Black Mountain	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
AJES44_373-00010	1	1	1		Au	21538	Philex-Padcal Mine (Santo Tomas II Deposit), Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines	Santo Tomas II	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
PorphCu-00060	1.5	1.5	1.5	Actinolite, Altaite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hessite, Magnetite, Merenskyite, Molybdenite, Moncheite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Silver, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	21538	Philex-Padcal Mine (Santo Tomas II Deposit), Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines	Santo Tomas II	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00630	9.5	9.5	9.5	Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	208937	Santo Niño Mine, Baguio District, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines	Santo Niño	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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