Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zambales Province, Central Luzon Region, Luzon, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 96
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.7

mindat Locality ID: 187251
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187251.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zambales Province, Central Luzon Region, Luzon, Philippines": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Masinloc
San Marcelino
Santa Cruz

Latitude: 14°58'25"N
Longitude: 120°12'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 14.973611111111,120.20388888889

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	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Enargite
Epidote	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Copper ()*	Diaspore ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Platinum ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Troilite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Violarite ()*

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 C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pt S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Enargite
Epidote Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite
Wurtzite

39 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	96	96	1	96560	3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2.7	2.7	1	96558	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2.7	2.7	1	96558	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2.7	2.7	1	96558	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2.7	2.7	1	96558	5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2.7	2.7	1	96558	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	96	2.7	2	96558,96560	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	96	96	1	96560	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	2.7	2.7	1	96558	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	96	96	2	96556,96560	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2.7	2.7	1	96558	3846
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	2.7	2.7	1	96558	481
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	2.7	2.7	1	96558	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2.7	2.7	1	96558	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2.7	2.7	1	96558	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2.7	2.7	1	96558	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2.7	2.7	1	96558	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2.7	2.7	1	96558	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2.7	2.7	1	96558	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2.7	2.7	1	96558	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2.7	2.7	1	96558	5591
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	96	96	1	96556	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2.7	2.7	1	96558	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2.7	2.7	1	96558	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2.7	2.7	1	96558	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2.7	2.7	1	96558	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2.7	2.7	1	96558	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2.7	2.7	1	96558	17380
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	96	96	1	96560	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	96	96	1	96560	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2.7	2.7	1	96558	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2.7	2.7	1	96558	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	96	96	1	96560	9056
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2.7	2.7	1	96558	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2.7	2.7	1	96558	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2.7	2.7	1	96558	5317
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	96	96	1	96560	1044
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	96	96	1	96560	212
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	96	96	1	96560	380

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
	podchrome-00996	96	96	Cretaceous										Cr	187251	Zambales Province, Central Luzon Region, Luzon, Philippines	Zambales	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157
	PorphCu-00564	2.7	2.7	2.7									Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Copper, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Graphite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Electrum	Cu	207179	Dizon Mine, San Marcelino, Zambales Province, Central Luzon Region, Luzon, Philippines	Dizon	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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