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Locality Name:
Davao Del Norte Province, Southern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, Philippines

Oldest recorded age at locality: 16
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 206209
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206209.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Davao Del Norte Province, Southern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, Philippines": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Amacan Mine
Cadan Cu-Au Deposit
Kalamatan Cu-Au Deposit
Mapula Cu Deposit
Tagpura-Maangob Mine

Latitude: 7°28'25"N
Longitude: 126°5'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 7.4736111111111,126.09972222222

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: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteGypsumKaoliniteMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2165.3396656,96658,966593419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1966571588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2296657,966595509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4165.3496655,96657,96658,966595516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2165.3596655,96656,96657,96658,9665927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1966573531
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4165.3196655651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61966594135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)296656,966598173
Gold  (*)CopperAu165.3296658,9665930554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1966576890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4165.3296655,966585591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4396656,96657,9665914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2296657,9665912537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2165.3396655,96658,966595800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2165.3296655,9665817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2165.3596655,96656,96657,96658,9665939462



2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00027165.3M-L Miocene      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu8428Amacan Mine, Davao Del Norte Province, Southern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, PhilippinesAmacanSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00393165.3middle-late Miocene      Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu206210Mapula Cu Deposit, Davao Del Norte Province, Southern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, PhilippinesMapulaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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