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Locality Name:
East Timor


mindat Locality ID: 187711
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187711.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "East Timor": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Aileu District
Ainaro District
Baucau District
Bobonaro District
Cova Lima District
Dili District
Ermera District
Lautém District
Liquiçá District
Manatuto District
Manufahi District
Oecusse District
Viqueque District

Latitude: 8°48'4"S
Longitude: 125°57'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -8.8011111111111,125.95694444444
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Ni O P Pb Pt Ru S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cu F H Mg Mo O P Pb Pt S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperGypsumKaoliniteMilleriteMolybdeniteNickeline
NonePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSpinelSulphurTalcWollastonite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Copper  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laurite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)
Talnakhite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14893527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2348931,48932,4893527198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41489313902
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu348933,48934,4893530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2148931205
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2148931226
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1489311066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs148931633
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81489311512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt0485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2248931,4893539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214893561156
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41489311934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S1614893135
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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